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Reeves, LA 70651 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Reeves, LA, ZIP 70651

Zone 9a

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.

Reeves 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 Reeves 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 02/01 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 Reeves compares

About 267 days separate Reeves's last and first frost, putting it 5,899 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 461 of 710.

Learn more

the frost range explains how to read the range around Reeves's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Reeves can differ from the 70651 normal.