Central, LA 70704 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Central, LA, ZIP 70704
Around 02/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 181 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/26, about 276 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Central 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 Central 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
02/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Central compares
Central's growing season runs about 276 days, ranking 5,049 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 262 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Central's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Central can differ from the 70704 normal.