Hessmer, LA 71341 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hessmer, LA, ZIP 71341
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hessmer in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 9a around Hessmer has about 13 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.
The actual range around Hessmer's last frost
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 Hessmer compares
Hessmer's growing season runs about 270 days, ranking 5,616 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 359 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Hessmer's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Hessmer can differ from the 71341 normal.