Central, LA 70825 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Central, LA, ZIP 70825
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/25, about 181 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/26, about 276 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 Central, not a forecast for this year.
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.
Why 02/25 isn't a guarantee
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 5,057 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 270 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 70825 normal.