Vidalia, LA 71373 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Vidalia, LA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/16, roughly 200 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 237 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vidalia 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Vidalia before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vidalia compares
At roughly 237 frost-free days, Vidalia places 9,108 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 667 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Vidalia's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Vidalia can differ from the 71373 normal.