Haynesville, LA 71038 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Haynesville, LA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/30, about 214 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 221 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Haynesville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Haynesville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/30 isn't a guarantee
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Haynesville compares
Haynesville's growing season runs about 221 days, ranking 12,531 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 706 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Haynesville can differ from the 71038 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Haynesville's frost date answer different questions.