Lockport, LA 70373 Frost Dates
Lockport, LA: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/08, about 164 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 12/19, roughly 311 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lockport in Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 16 weeks until Lockport's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 02/08 isn't a guarantee
02/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 01/11 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/12 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Lockport against the rest of the dataset
Lockport's growing season runs about 311 days, ranking 3,535 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 78 of 710.
Learn more
Before leaning on 70373's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Lockport's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Lockport's dates instead of trusting one.