Natchez, LA 71428 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Natchez, LA, ZIP 71428
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/28, roughly 184 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/01, about 275 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Natchez 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 Natchez has about 14 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.
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. 03/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Natchez compares
About 275 days separate Natchez's last and first frost, putting it 5,131 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 304 of 710.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Natchez's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Natchez's dates instead of trusting one.