Lockport, LA 70374 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lockport, LA, ZIP 70374
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/08, about 164 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/19, about 311 frost-free days later.
Lockport 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 Lockport has about 16 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.
Why 02/08 isn't a guarantee
02/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lockport compares
About 311 days separate Lockport's last and first frost, putting it 3,536 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 79 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Lockport can differ from the 70374 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Lockport's frost date answer different questions.