Plaucheville, LA 71362 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Plaucheville, LA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/28, roughly 184 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 270 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Plaucheville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Plaucheville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/28 isn't a guarantee
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 Plaucheville compares
About 270 days separate Plaucheville's last and first frost, putting it 5,629 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 364 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Plaucheville can differ from the 71362 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Plaucheville's frost date answer different questions.