Maurice, LA 70558 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Maurice, LA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/26, about 182 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/28, about 279 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Maurice, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Maurice 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
02/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Maurice compares
About 279 days separate Maurice's last and first frost, putting it 4,899 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 256 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Maurice can differ from the 70558 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Maurice's frost date answer different questions.