Dubach, LA 71235 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dubach, LA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/11, about 195 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/16, about 248 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dubach 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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Dubach before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Dubach's last frost
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dubach compares
About 248 days separate Dubach's last and first frost, putting it 7,719 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 607 of 710.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Dubach can differ from the 71235 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Dubach's frost date answer different questions.