Jonesville, LA 71343 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Jonesville, LA, ZIP 71343
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/06, about 190 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/22, about 261 frost-free days later.
Jonesville 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
Zone 9a around Jonesville has about 12 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 03/06 isn't a guarantee
03/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jonesville compares
Jonesville's growing season runs about 261 days, ranking 6,419 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 494 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Jonesville's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Jonesville can differ from the 71343 normal.