Franklin, LA 70562 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Franklin, LA, ZIP 70562
Around 02/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 167 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/08, about 303 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Franklin in Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 9b around Franklin has about 15 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
02/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Franklin compares
About 303 days separate Franklin's last and first frost, putting it 3,785 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 173 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Franklin can differ from the 70562 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Franklin's frost date answer different questions.