Frost dates for New Orleans, Louisiana
In a typical year, New Orleans’s last spring frost lands around Feb 1 and the first fall frost around Dec 31, a growing season of about 333 days. These are odds drawn from 30-year NOAA climate normals, not a promise. USDA zone 9b.
| Odds | Last spring frost | First fall frost |
|---|---|---|
| 10 percent | Jan 2 | Dec 1 |
| 50 percent | Feb 1 | Dec 31 |
| 90 percent | Mar 6 | Jan 29 |
A 10 percent year is an early year, a 90 percent year a late one. Frost-sensitive planting usually waits for the 90 percent side of the last-frost band.
Soil in New Orleans is typically around 82°F at 4 inches this time of year, estimated from the last two weeks of normal air temperatures.
Plantable now in New Orleans
- Eggplant (Listada de Gandia)
- Tomato (Sungold)
- Bush bean (Blue Lake Bush 274)
- Pole bean (Blue Lake Pole)
- Hot pepper (Jalapeño)
- Sweet pepper (California Wonder)
- Zucchini (Black Beauty)
- Zinnia (Benary's Giant)
Timing comes from the same temperature engine the app uses, run against New Orleans’s normals for today.
Nearby cities
- Gulfport, MS (around Feb 23 to Dec 3)
- Baton Rouge, LA (around Feb 25 to Nov 26)
- Biloxi, MS (around Feb 12 to Dec 14)
- Lafayette, LA (around Feb 13 to Dec 4)
- Mobile, AL (around Feb 21 to Dec 6)
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