Belcher, LA 71004 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Belcher, LA?
Around 03/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 190 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 257 frost-free days later.
Belcher sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Belcher 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
03/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Belcher compares
Belcher's growing season runs about 257 days, ranking 6,754 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 537 of 710.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Belcher's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Belcher's dates instead of trusting one.