Frost Dates for 71282 — Tallulah, Louisiana

Half of springs at Tallulah, LA see their last 32°F night by March 2; only one in ten is past it by February 3, and one in ten still has one after March 21. Planting tender crops after March 9 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 14 20%, and after March 21 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 24 in half of years, as early as November 6 one year in ten, and holds off past December 14 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 16 days later, around December 10; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 10, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 271 days in a typical year, longer than at 57% of the 88 Louisiana stations; it reaches 301 days one year in ten and falls short of 241 one year in ten. On average 34 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 12 days longer, to about March 14, and return around November 12. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 80% of winters and 16°F in 9%.

August is the warmest month at Tallulah, LA, averaging 95°F by day and 73°F at night; January is the coldest at 60°F and 38°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to January (a 90% chance or more). From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 83% of years and March still brings one in 51% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,824 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 68% of the 88 Louisiana stations. 42% of them (2,854) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 1,055. Precipitation totals 57.9 inches a year, most in April (6.7") and least in September (3.3"); May to September bring 34% of it.

The nearest other station, Vicksburg City, MS, 18 miles east of Tallulah, has a last frost 4 days earlier (February 26), a first frost 2 days earlier (November 22), a season 2 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 5 of 28 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Tallulah, LA, 0.5 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 71282 is under a mile from Tallulah, LA, which stands at 85 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 71282 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.