DeQuincy, LA 70633 Frost Dates
Frost dates for DeQuincy, LA, ZIP 70633
Around 03/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 186 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/25, about 267 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts DeQuincy 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 DeQuincy 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
03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/30 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 DeQuincy compares
At roughly 267 frost-free days, DeQuincy places 5,860 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 441 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around DeQuincy's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in DeQuincy can differ from the 70633 normal.