Richwood, LA 71202 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Richwood, LA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/09, roughly 193 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 248 frost-free days later.
Richwood 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Richwood before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/09 isn't a guarantee
03/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Richwood compares
About 248 days separate Richwood's last and first frost, putting it 7,709 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 606 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Richwood can differ from the 71202 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Richwood's frost date answer different questions.