Elton, LA 70532 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elton, LA, ZIP 70532
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/01, about 185 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 267 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elton 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 Elton has about 13 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/01 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 Elton compares
About 267 days separate Elton's last and first frost, putting it 5,876 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 448 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Elton's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Elton can differ from the 70532 normal.