Frost Dates for 71411 — Campti, Louisiana

Half of springs at Natchitoches #2, LA see their last 32°F night by March 5; only one in ten is past it by February 14, and one in ten still has one after March 23. Planting tender crops after March 12 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 17 20%, and after March 23 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 91% of the 88 Louisiana stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 17 in half of years, as early as November 3 one year in ten, and holds off past December 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 12, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 257 days in a typical year, shorter than at 64% of the 88 Louisiana stations; it reaches 285 days one year in ten and falls short of 233 one year in ten. On average 26 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 14 days longer, to about March 19, and return around November 7. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 92% of winters and 16°F in 21%.

July is the warmest month at Natchitoches #2, LA, averaging 93°F by day and 74°F at night; January is the coldest at 59°F and 38°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 61% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,487 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 55% of the 88 Louisiana stations. 42% of them (2,704) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,029. Precipitation totals 55.3 inches a year, most in March (5.9") and least in September (3.2"); May to September bring 35% of it.

The nearest other station, Natchitoches, LA, 9 miles south of Campti, has a last frost 5 days earlier (February 28), a first frost 14 days later (December 1), a season 18 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 2 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Natchitoches, LA, 9.1 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 71411 is 6 miles from Natchitoches #2, LA, which stands at 141 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 71411 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.