Jean Lafitte, LA 70064 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jean Lafitte, LA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/10, roughly 166 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/12, about 306 frost-free days later.
Jean Lafitte sits in USDA Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 15 weeks of growing season left in Jean Lafitte before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jean Lafitte compares
At roughly 306 frost-free days, Jean Lafitte places 3,707 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 163 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Jean Lafitte's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Jean Lafitte can differ from the 70064 normal.