Abbeville, LA 70510 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Abbeville, LA, ZIP 70510
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/17, about 173 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/05, about 298 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Abbeville in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Abbeville has about 14 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 02/17 isn't a guarantee
02/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Abbeville compares
Abbeville's growing season runs about 298 days, ranking 4,206 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 191 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Abbeville can differ from the 70510 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Abbeville's frost date answer different questions.