Fordoche, LA 70756 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Fordoche, LA, ZIP 70756
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/19, roughly 175 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/05, about 292 frost-free days later.
Fordoche 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 Fordoche has about 14 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
02/19 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 Fordoche compares
Fordoche's growing season runs about 292 days, ranking 4,379 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 215 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Fordoche's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Fordoche can differ from the 70756 normal.