Provencal, LA 71468 Frost Dates
Provencal, LA: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/08, roughly 192 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/18, roughly 258 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Provencal in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 12 weeks until Provencal's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/12 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/26 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Provencal against the rest of the dataset
Provencal's growing season runs about 258 days, ranking 6,660 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 506 of 710.
Learn more
Before leaning on 71468's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Provencal can differ from the 71468 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Provencal's frost date answer different questions.