Louisiana Frost Dates

Louisiana has 98 NOAA weather stations with freeze records in the 1991–2020 climate normals. The typical last spring frost ranges from January 22 at New Orleans Lakefront Ap to March 30 at Homer 1n; at half the stations it has come by March 1. The first fall frost typically arrives between November 5 at Calhoun Rsch Stn and January 9 at Boothville Asos, with a median of November 24.

The growing season between the typical frosts runs from 221 days at Homer 1n to 357 days at Boothville Asos; 268 days at the median station.

Every station in Louisiana

Typical dates have a 50% chance of a frost after them in spring, and before them in fall; safer dates, 10%. A garden can differ from its nearest station, especially in a valley or on a hillside: see why your garden may differ.

Louisiana: freeze (32 °F) dates by NOAA station, 1991–2020 normals
Station	Elevation	Last frost	Safer	First frost	Safer	Season (days)
Alexandria 5 Sse	85 ft	Mar 3	Mar 24	Nov 22	Nov 3	263
Alexandria Esler Rgnl Ap	112 ft	Mar 16	Apr 6	Nov 8	Oct 26	239
Alexandria Intl Ap	84 ft	Mar 2	Mar 25	Nov 17	Nov 1	260
Alexandria	87 ft	Feb 27	Mar 18	Nov 27	Nov 7	274
Amite	170 ft	Mar 7	Mar 31	Nov 18	Nov 1	257
Ashland	240 ft	Mar 24	Apr 16	Nov 7	Oct 22	229
Bastrop	150 ft	Mar 15	Apr 3	Nov 12	Oct 29	241
Baton Rouge Ryan Ap	64 ft	Feb 25	Mar 19	Nov 26	Nov 7	276
Benton 5e	200 ft	Mar 14	Apr 1	Nov 14	Oct 31	246
Bienville 3 Ne	307 ft	Mar 19	Apr 10	Nov 9	Oct 27	237
Bogalusa	100 ft	Mar 2	Mar 24	Nov 23	Nov 6	265
Boothville Asos	3 ft	Jan 23	Feb 25	Jan 9	Dec 18	357
Boyce 3 Wnw	110 ft	Mar 2	Mar 19	Nov 27	Nov 7	271
Brusly 2 W	20 ft	Feb 28	Mar 21	Nov 24	Nov 6	268
Bunkie	80 ft	Feb 28	Mar 21	Nov 24	Nov 5	270
Buras	5 ft	Jan 25	Feb 21	Jan 4	Dec 13	346
Calhoun Rsch Stn	120 ft	Mar 28	Apr 14	Nov 5	Oct 24	224
Carville 2 Sw	25 ft	Feb 9	Mar 10	Dec 13	Nov 16	308
Chalmette	3 ft	Feb 10	Mar 8	Dec 17	Nov 21	309
Clinton 5 Se	200 ft	Mar 13	Apr 4	Nov 17	Nov 1	251
Columbia Lock	82 ft	Mar 5	Mar 27	Nov 22	Nov 4	263
Covington 4 Nnw	40 ft	Mar 12	Apr 3	Nov 18	Nov 1	253
Crowley 2 Ne	25 ft	Feb 20	Mar 14	Dec 4	Nov 13	291
De Ridder	190 ft	Mar 1	Mar 25	Nov 25	Nov 8	269
Donaldsonville 4 Sw	30 ft	Feb 21	Mar 15	Dec 5	Nov 14	291
Elizabeth	150 ft	Mar 3	Mar 28	Nov 25	Nov 3	268
Eunice	50 ft	Feb 26	Mar 17	Nov 27	Nov 8	276
Farmerville	180 ft	Mar 14	Apr 2	Nov 16	Nov 2	246
Franklin 3 Nw	12 ft	Feb 11	Mar 11	Dec 8	Nov 15	303
Ft Polk Fullerton Lndg Strip	310 ft	Mar 1	Mar 24	Nov 23	Nov 4	268
Galliano	5 ft	Feb 8	Mar 12	Dec 19	Nov 20	311
Grand Coteau	55 ft	Feb 28	Mar 25	Nov 23	Nov 5	267
Hackberry 8 Ssw	6 ft	Feb 3	Mar 9	Dec 24	Nov 26	323
Hammond 5 E	35 ft	Mar 8	Mar 31	Nov 19	Nov 3	257
Hodges Gardens	420 ft	Mar 3	Mar 22	Nov 27	Nov 7	267
Homer 1n	215 ft	Mar 30	Apr 16	Nov 6	Oct 23	221
Houma	8 ft	Feb 5	Mar 7	Dec 17	Nov 23	312
Jeanerette 5 Nw	20 ft	Feb 15	Mar 13	Dec 3	Nov 11	294
Jena	143 ft	Mar 19	Apr 9	Nov 12	Oct 29	238
Jennings	25 ft	Feb 19	Mar 13	Dec 4	Nov 12	292
Jonesville Locks	70 ft	Mar 6	Mar 25	Nov 22	Nov 3	261
Lafayette 13 Se	35 ft	Feb 19	Mar 16	Dec 1	Nov 9	289
Lafayette Rgnl Ap	38 ft	Feb 13	Mar 10	Dec 4	Nov 13	299
Lafayette	25 ft	Feb 26	Mar 20	Nov 28	Nov 7	279
Lake Arthur 7 Sw	11 ft	Feb 10	Mar 8	Dec 11	Nov 19	307
Lake Charles	13 ft	Feb 14	Mar 11	Dec 7	Nov 14	299
Lake Providence	100 ft	Mar 5	Mar 22	Nov 24	Nov 6	263
Leesville	28 ft	Mar 20	Apr 12	Nov 9	Oct 26	234
Leland Bowman Lock	40 ft	Feb 17	Mar 13	Dec 5	Nov 13	298
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm	21 ft	Feb 28	Mar 21	Nov 26	Nov 6	272
Lsu Citrus Rsch Stn	4 ft	Feb 3	Mar 2	Dec 28	Dec 5	327
Lsu Dean Lee Rsch Stn	70 ft	Mar 1	Mar 22	Nov 22	Nov 2	267
Mansfield 4 Nw	322 ft	Mar 8	Apr 1	Nov 20	Nov 2	255
Many	255 ft	Mar 20	Apr 9	Nov 9	Oct 26	236
Marrero 9 Ssw	3 ft	Feb 10	Mar 10	Dec 12	Nov 20	306
Minden	185 ft	Mar 17	Apr 6	Nov 14	Oct 28	241
Monroe 26 N	88 ft	Mar 25	Apr 10	Nov 5	Oct 20	226
Monroe Delta Cc	70 ft	Mar 9	Mar 28	Nov 14	Oct 31	248
Monroe Rgnl Ap	79 ft	Mar 8	Mar 25	Nov 15	Nov 1	253
Mooringsport 1 N	200 ft	Mar 6	Mar 27	Nov 19	Nov 2	257
Morgan City	5 ft	Jan 30	Mar 5	Jan 1	Dec 2	335
Moss Bluff 2 Nnw	25 ft	Mar 2	Mar 26	Nov 25	Nov 3	267
Natchitoches #2	141 ft	Mar 5	Mar 23	Nov 17	Nov 3	257
Natchitoches	130 ft	Feb 28	Mar 17	Dec 1	Nov 10	275
New Iberia Acadiana Ap	24 ft	Feb 10	Mar 9	Dec 11	Nov 17	305
New Iberia Acadiana Rgnl Ap	24 ft	Feb 14	Mar 11	Dec 5	Nov 14	298
New Orleans Alvin Callender Fl	5 ft	Feb 18	Mar 13	Dec 6	Nov 15	295
New Orleans Audubon	20 ft	Jan 24	Feb 23	Jan 2	Dec 5	341
New Orleans Intl Ap	4 ft	Jan 30	Feb 27	Dec 31	Dec 1	333
New Orleans Lakefront Ap	9 ft	Jan 22	Feb 23	Jan 5	Dec 13	348
New Roads 5 Ne	45 ft	Feb 19	Mar 14	Dec 5	Nov 15	292
Oberlin Fire Twr	65 ft	Mar 1	Mar 26	Nov 24	Nov 5	267
Peason Ridge Range	365 ft	Mar 8	Mar 26	Nov 18	Nov 2	258
Rayville	89 ft	Feb 28	Mar 19	Nov 26	Nov 7	271
Red River Rsch Stn	155 ft	Mar 6	Mar 26	Nov 18	Nov 1	256
Reserve	15 ft	Feb 9	Mar 11	Dec 14	Nov 21	308
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	4 ft	Feb 2	Mar 4	Dec 23	Nov 29	323
Rosepine Rsch Stn	238 ft	Mar 8	Mar 31	Nov 21	Nov 3	259
Ruston La Tech	295 ft	Mar 11	Mar 31	Nov 16	Oct 31	248
Salt Point	4 ft	Feb 2	Mar 1	Dec 26	Nov 29	326
Shreveport Dwtn Ap	179 ft	Feb 28	Mar 19	Nov 24	Nov 7	268
Shreveport Sthrn Hills	200 ft	Mar 12	Apr 1	Nov 15	Oct 31	247
Shreveport Wfo	274 ft	Mar 6	Mar 29	Nov 19	Nov 2	257
Shreveport	273 ft	Mar 9	Mar 29	Nov 18	Nov 2	255
Slidell Ap	27 ft	Mar 3	Mar 26	Nov 21	Nov 4	263
Slidell	10 ft	Feb 24	Mar 19	Dec 1	Nov 9	281
St Bernard	5 ft	Feb 4	Mar 6	Dec 15	Nov 23	312
St Francisville 1 Ne	129 ft	Mar 2	Mar 29	Nov 24	Nov 5	268
St Joseph 3 N	78 ft	Mar 13	Apr 4	Nov 10	Oct 27	242
St Martinville 3 Sw	30 ft	Feb 21	Mar 17	Nov 27	Nov 9	280
Tallulah Vicksburg Ap	86 ft	Mar 3	Mar 20	Nov 11	Oct 29	254
Tallulah	85 ft	Mar 2	Mar 21	Nov 24	Nov 6	271
Terrytown 3s	10 ft	Feb 1	Mar 6	Dec 31	Dec 1	330
Thibodaux 4 Se	15 ft	Feb 5	Mar 7	Dec 14	Nov 19	311
Toledo Bend Lake	181 ft	Mar 1	Mar 22	Nov 30	Nov 9	272
Winnfield 3 N	160 ft	Mar 13	Apr 5	Nov 10	Oct 27	242
Winnsboro 2 Se	74 ft	Mar 7	Mar 26	Nov 13	Nov 1	252
Winnsboro 5 Sse	80 ft	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 16	Nov 1	250

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Questions

When is the last frost in Louisiana?

It depends on where you are. The typical last spring frost at Louisiana's NOAA stations ranges from January 22 to March 30, and half of them have had it by March 1. Enter your ZIP code above for the station nearest you.

When is the first frost in Louisiana?

Typically between November 5 and January 9, depending on the station; the median is November 24. Plan fall crops back from your own station's date.

What do "typical" and "safer" mean?

With the typical (50%) last-frost date, half of years still have a frost after it. With the safer (10%) date, only one year in ten does. In fall it's the other way around: the safer date is the earlier one.

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal, by station: freeze dates at 32 °F)

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