Florien, LA 71460 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Florien, LA?
Around 03/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 204 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 236 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Florien 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 Florien before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Florien's last frost
03/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Florien compares
Florien's growing season runs about 236 days, ranking 9,509 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 681 of 710.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Florien can differ from the 71460 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Florien's frost date answer different questions.