Louisiana Frost Dates
Across Louisiana, the average last spring frost ranges from Jan 22 in New Orleans to Mar 20 in Leesville. Find your town below, or enter your ZIP code for the nearest station.
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Average frost dates in Louisiana towns
Average (50%) dates of the last 32°F frost in spring and the first in fall, from the nearest NOAA station. Towns with 5,000+ residents.
| Town | Last frost | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | Feb 17 | Dec 5 | 298 |
| Addis | Feb 28 | Nov 24 | 268 |
| Alexandria | Feb 27 | Nov 27 | 274 |
| Baker | Feb 25 | Nov 26 | 276 |
| Bastrop | Mar 15 | Nov 12 | 241 |
| Baton Rouge | Feb 28 | Nov 26 | 272 |
| Bogalusa | Mar 2 | Nov 23 | 265 |
| Bossier City | Feb 28 | Nov 24 | 268 |
| Breaux Bridge | Feb 13 | Dec 4 | 299 |
| Broussard | Feb 13 | Dec 4 | 299 |
| Carencro | Feb 26 | Nov 28 | 279 |
| Central | Feb 25 | Nov 26 | 276 |
| Covington | Mar 12 | Nov 18 | 253 |
| Crowley | Feb 20 | Dec 4 | 291 |
| DeRidder | Mar 1 | Nov 25 | 269 |
| Denham Springs | Feb 25 | Nov 26 | 276 |
| Donaldsonville | Feb 21 | Dec 5 | 291 |
| Eunice | Feb 26 | Nov 27 | 276 |
| Franklin | Feb 11 | Dec 8 | 303 |
| Gonzales | Feb 21 | Dec 5 | 291 |
| Grambling | Mar 11 | Nov 16 | 248 |
| Gretna | Feb 1 | Dec 31 | 330 |
| Hammond | Mar 8 | Nov 19 | 257 |
| Harahan | Jan 24 | Jan 2 | 341 |
| Houma | Feb 5 | Dec 17 | 312 |
| Jennings | Feb 19 | Dec 4 | 292 |
| Kenner | Jan 30 | Dec 31 | 333 |
| Lafayette | Feb 26 | Nov 28 | 279 |
| Lake Charles | Feb 14 | Dec 7 | 299 |
| Leesville | Mar 20 | Nov 9 | 234 |
| Mandeville | Mar 12 | Nov 18 | 253 |
| Minden | Mar 17 | Nov 14 | 241 |
| Monroe | Mar 8 | Nov 15 | 253 |
| Morgan City | Jan 30 | Jan 1 | 335 |
| Natchitoches | Feb 28 | Dec 1 | 275 |
| New Iberia | Feb 10 | Dec 11 | 305 |
| New Orleans | Jan 22 | Jan 5 | 348 |
| Oakdale | Mar 3 | Nov 25 | 268 |
| Opelousas | Feb 28 | Nov 23 | 267 |
| Patterson | Jan 30 | Jan 1 | 335 |
| Pineville | Feb 27 | Nov 27 | 274 |
| Plaquemine | Feb 28 | Nov 26 | 272 |
| Ponchatoula | Mar 8 | Nov 19 | 257 |
| Rayne | Feb 20 | Dec 4 | 291 |
| Ruston | Mar 11 | Nov 16 | 248 |
| Scott | Feb 26 | Nov 28 | 279 |
| Shreveport | Mar 9 | Nov 18 | 255 |
| Slidell | Feb 24 | Dec 1 | 281 |
| St. Gabriel | Feb 9 | Dec 13 | 308 |
| St. Martinville | Feb 19 | Dec 1 | 289 |
| Sulphur | Feb 14 | Dec 7 | 299 |
| Tallulah | Mar 2 | Nov 24 | 271 |
| Thibodaux | Feb 5 | Dec 14 | 311 |
| Ville Platte | Feb 26 | Nov 27 | 276 |
| Walker | Feb 25 | Nov 26 | 276 |
| West Monroe | Mar 8 | Nov 15 | 253 |
| Westwego | Jan 24 | Jan 2 | 341 |
| Youngsville | Feb 19 | Dec 1 | 289 |
| Zachary | Feb 25 | Nov 26 | 276 |