Bunkie, LA 71322 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bunkie, LA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/28, about 184 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 270 frost-free days later.
Bunkie 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 Bunkie before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/28 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. 03/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bunkie compares
At roughly 270 frost-free days, Bunkie places 5,580 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 351 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Bunkie can differ from the 71322 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Bunkie's frost date answer different questions.