New Llano, LA 71475 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Llano, LA?
Around 03/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 204 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 234 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts New Llano 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 New Llano 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
03/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Llano compares
At roughly 234 frost-free days, New Llano places 9,751 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within LA, it ranks 689 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around New Llano's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in New Llano can differ from the 71475 normal.