Bossier City, LA 71172 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bossier City, LA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/14, about 198 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 246 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 Bossier City, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Bossier City 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
03/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bossier City compares
Bossier City's growing season runs about 246 days, ranking 7,908 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 617 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bossier City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bossier City can differ from the 71172 normal.