Clarks, LA 71441 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Clarks, LA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/05, roughly 189 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/22, about 263 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clarks 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Clarks 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
03/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clarks compares
At roughly 263 frost-free days, Clarks places 6,134 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 489 of 710.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Clarks's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Clarks's dates instead of trusting one.