Central, LA 70895 Frost Dates
Central, LA: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/25, roughly 181 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/26, roughly 276 days after the last spring frost.
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.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 13 weeks until Central's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 02/25 isn't a guarantee
02/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 01/29 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/19 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Central against the rest of the dataset
Central's growing season runs about 276 days, ranking 5,067 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 280 of 710.
Learn more
Before leaning on 70895's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Central's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Central can differ from the 70895 normal.