Wisner, LA 71243 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wisner, LA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/10, roughly 194 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/16, about 250 frost-free days later.
Wisner 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 Wisner before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/10 isn't a guarantee
03/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/17 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 Wisner compares
About 250 days separate Wisner's last and first frost, putting it 7,573 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 597 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Wisner's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Wisner can differ from the 71243 normal.