Marksville, LA 71351 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Marksville, 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Marksville 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
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Marksville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Marksville'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 Marksville compares
About 270 days separate Marksville's last and first frost, putting it 5,576 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 350 of 710.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Marksville can differ from the 71351 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Marksville's frost date answer different questions.