Frost Dates for 71241 — Farmerville, Louisiana

Half of springs at Farmerville, LA see their last 32°F night by March 14; only one in ten is past it by February 24, and one in ten still has one after April 2. Planting tender crops after March 22 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 28 20%, and after April 2 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 78% of the 88 Louisiana stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 16 in half of years, as early as November 2 one year in ten, and holds off past December 4 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around November 29; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 18, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 246 days in a typical year, shorter than at 83% of the 88 Louisiana stations; it reaches 273 days one year in ten and falls short of 222 one year in ten. On average 39 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 16 days longer, to about March 30, and return around November 7. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 98% of winters and 16°F in 29%.

July is the warmest month at Farmerville, LA, averaging 92°F by day and 73°F at night; January is the coldest at 56°F and 36°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 79% of years and April still brings one in 13% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,056 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 85% of the 88 Louisiana stations. 41% of them (2,456) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,011. Precipitation totals 58.3 inches a year, most in January (6.0") and least in August (3.8"); May to September bring 37% of it.

The nearest other station, Monroe 26 N, LA, 17 miles northeast of Farmerville, has a last frost 11 days later (March 25), a first frost 11 days earlier (November 5), a season 20 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 8 of 19 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Farmerville, LA, 1.9 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 71241 is 2 miles from Farmerville, LA, which stands at 180 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 71241 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.