Reeves, LA 70657 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Reeves, LA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/02, roughly 186 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/25, about 267 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 Reeves, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Reeves before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/02 isn't a guarantee
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 Reeves compares
At roughly 267 frost-free days, Reeves places 5,900 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 462 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Reeves's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Reeves can differ from the 70657 normal.