West Monroe, LA 71292 Frost Dates
When can you plant in West Monroe, 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.
West Monroe 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 West Monroe 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 West Monroe compares
At roughly 248 frost-free days, West Monroe places 7,684 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 604 of 710.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and West Monroe's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around West Monroe's dates instead of trusting one.