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When to plant in Youngsville, LA

USDA Zone 9a

Youngsville, Louisiana frost dates, USDA zone, and a full-year planting calendar, drawn from the nearest NOAA station and tuned to the local season.

A generous ~285-day season lets Youngsville gardeners direct-sow more and still ripen long-maturity crops like melons and winter squash. In zone 9a, frost is a minor factor for Youngsville — most perennials thrive, and annual vegetables can go out early and stay late.

Station · LAFAYETTE 13 SE · 11.9 km
Last spring frost
February 19
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
December 1
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
285 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for YoungsvilleA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Youngsville: last spring frost around February 19, first fall frost around December 1, about 285 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

LAFAYETTE 13 SE · 1991–2020

The date the last spring and first fall frost occur, by threshold and probability. A 90% date is later in spring — and earlier in fall — than a 10% date; the 50% · 32°F row is what most gardeners plan around. These are Youngsville’s own odds, recorded at LAFAYETTE 13 SE.

Frost-probability curves for YoungsvilleProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around February 19 and the first fall frost around December 1, giving about 285 frost-free days.
Last spring frostFirst fall frostbold = 32°F · thin = 28°F / 36°F · dot = 50% date · band = 10–90% window
ThresholdSPRING 10%SPRING 50%SPRING 90%FALL 10%FALL 50%FALL 90%
36°FMar 31Mar 8Feb 10Nov 1Nov 16Dec 6
32°FMar 16Feb 19Jan 17Nov 9Dec 1Jan 2
28°FMar 2Jan 30Dec 27Nov 20Dec 19Jan 26

Download this table as CSV ↓ — every threshold and probability, plus this city’s planting-window dates.

What to plant now

TODAY · JULY 19
Fall sowin 23 days
Brussels Sprouts
August 11August 25

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Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

Each bar is the exact window to take a planting action in Youngsville, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 12 km · complete 32°F normals

When stations disagree by more than a few days, that spread is real microclimate variation — elevation, water, urban heat. Judge which station best matches your own yard.

LAFAYETTE 13 SE
Primary
12 km · 11 m elevation
SPRING
Feb 19
FALL
Dec 1
LAFAYETTE RGNL AP
12 km · 12 m elevation
SPRING
Feb 13
FALL
Dec 4
ST MARTINVILLE 3 SW
12 km · 9 m elevation
SPRING
Feb 21
FALL
Nov 27

Youngsville planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Youngsville, LA?

Plan for the last spring frost in Youngsville around February 19 (the date it has a 50% chance of a 32°F freeze). Anything frost-sensitive should go out after it.

When is the first fall frost in Youngsville, LA?

In Youngsville, the first 32°F freeze of fall lands around December 1 on average. Time your last harvests and any season-extension cover before it.

What hardiness zone is Youngsville in?

Youngsville is in USDA hardiness zone 9a. In zone 9a, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Youngsville?

Youngsville has about 285 frost-free days — a long growing season — between the average last spring frost (February 19) and first fall frost (December 1).

When should I plant tomatoes in Youngsville?

For Youngsville, sow tomatoes indoors about December 25–January 8 and move the seedlings out around February 26, after the last spring frost.

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Nearby cities

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Frost dates recorded at LAFAYETTE 13 SE, 12 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

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BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Youngsville, LA — Frost Dates & Zone 9a." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USW00053960. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/louisiana/youngsville.
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