Pearl River, LA 70469 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pearl River, LA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/03, about 187 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 263 frost-free days later.
Pearl River 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
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Pearl River before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pearl River compares
About 263 days separate Pearl River's last and first frost, putting it 6,113 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 479 of 710.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Pearl River's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pearl River's dates instead of trusting one.