Montgomery, LA 71471 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Montgomery, LA?
Around 02/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 184 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/01, about 275 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 Montgomery, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Montgomery 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
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 Montgomery compares
Montgomery's growing season runs about 275 days, ranking 5,129 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within LA, it ranks 303 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Montgomery's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Montgomery can differ from the 71471 normal.