Kenner, LA 70078 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Kenner, LA, ZIP 70078
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/30, about 155 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/31, about 333 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kenner in Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9b around Kenner has about 18 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Kenner's last frost
01/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kenner compares
Kenner's growing season runs about 333 days, ranking 2,830 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 36 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Kenner's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Kenner can differ from the 70078 normal.