Minden, LA 71055 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Minden, LA, ZIP 71055
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/17, roughly 201 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 241 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Minden in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Minden has about 11 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
03/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Minden compares
Minden's growing season runs about 241 days, ranking 8,528 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 639 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Minden can differ from the 71055 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Minden's frost date answer different questions.