Woodworth, LA 71448 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Woodworth, LA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/03, about 187 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/22, about 263 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 Woodworth, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Woodworth before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/03 isn't a guarantee
03/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodworth compares
About 263 days separate Woodworth's last and first frost, putting it 6,123 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 485 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Woodworth can differ from the 71448 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Woodworth's frost date answer different questions.