Lutcher, LA 70090 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lutcher, LA, ZIP 70090
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/09, about 165 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/14, about 308 frost-free days later.
Lutcher 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
Zone 9b around Lutcher has about 15 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 Lutcher's last frost
02/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lutcher compares
Lutcher's growing season runs about 308 days, ranking 3,654 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 134 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Lutcher can differ from the 70090 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Lutcher's frost date answer different questions.