DeRidder, LA 70634 Frost Dates
Frost dates for DeRidder, LA, ZIP 70634
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/01, roughly 185 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/25, about 269 frost-free days later.
DeRidder sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around DeRidder 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.
Why 03/01 isn't a guarantee
03/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How DeRidder compares
DeRidder's growing season runs about 269 days, ranking 5,668 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 368 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around DeRidder's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in DeRidder can differ from the 70634 normal.