Quitman, LA 71268 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Quitman, LA, ZIP 71268
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 Quitman 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 Quitman 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.
Why 03/11 isn't a guarantee
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 Quitman compares
At roughly 248 frost-free days, Quitman places 7,741 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 610 of 710.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Quitman's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Quitman's dates instead of trusting one.