Woodworth, LA 71424 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Woodworth, LA, ZIP 71424
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/02, about 186 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 260 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woodworth 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
Zone 9a around Woodworth 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/06 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 Woodworth compares
About 260 days separate Woodworth's last and first frost, putting it 6,489 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 500 of 710.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Woodworth's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Woodworth's dates instead of trusting one.