Independence, LA 70443 Frost Dates
Independence, LA: when does the frost end?
Around 03/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 191 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/18, roughly 257 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Independence in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 12 weeks until Independence's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/10 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/31 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Independence against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 257 frost-free days, Independence places 6,718 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 522 of 710.
Learn more
Before leaning on 70443's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Independence's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Independence's dates instead of trusting one.