Tickfaw, LA 70421 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tickfaw, LA, ZIP 70421
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/08, roughly 192 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 257 frost-free days later.
Tickfaw sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 9a around Tickfaw has about 12 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 03/08 isn't a guarantee
03/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tickfaw compares
Tickfaw's growing season runs about 257 days, ranking 6,742 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 531 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Tickfaw can differ from the 70421 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Tickfaw's frost date answer different questions.