New Roads, LA 70749 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Roads, LA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/19, about 175 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/05, about 292 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts New Roads 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
About 14 weeks of growing season left in New Roads before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Roads compares
At roughly 292 frost-free days, New Roads places 4,355 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 204 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around New Roads's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in New Roads can differ from the 70749 normal.