Clinton, LA 70722 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Clinton, LA, ZIP 70722
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/13, roughly 197 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 251 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clinton 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 Clinton has about 12 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.
The actual range around Clinton's last frost
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clinton compares
Clinton's growing season runs about 251 days, ranking 7,354 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 591 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Clinton can differ from the 70722 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Clinton's frost date answer different questions.