Newellton, LA 71357 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Newellton, LA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 242 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Newellton in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Newellton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Newellton's last frost
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Newellton compares
At roughly 242 frost-free days, Newellton places 8,391 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 633 of 710.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Newellton can differ from the 71357 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Newellton's frost date answer different questions.