Alexandria, LA 71303 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Alexandria, LA?
Around 02/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 183 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/27, about 274 frost-free days later.
Alexandria sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 13 weeks of growing season left in Alexandria before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/27 isn't a guarantee
02/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Alexandria compares
At roughly 274 frost-free days, Alexandria places 5,145 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 309 of 710.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Alexandria's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Alexandria's dates instead of trusting one.