Frost dates in Arkansas
Across Arkansas, the typical last spring frost is around Mar 28 and the first fall frost around Nov 5. Your own dates depend on where you are in the state; find your county below.
Most of the state's last spring frosts fall between Mar 16 and Apr 9, and its first fall frosts between Oct 28 and Nov 12.
These are the dates with a 50% chance of a 32°F frost on or after (spring) or on or before (fall), so plan tender crops a week or two after the spring date and keep row cover handy. For dates at your exact ZIP code, use the zone and frost date lookup; for what to plant when, see the planting guide by frost date.
Hardiness zones in Arkansas: zone 7a, zone 7b, zone 8a, zone 8b
Frost dates by county in Arkansas
| County | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Growing season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Mar 11 | Nov 17 | About 251 days |
| Ashley | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | About 238 days |
| Baxter | Apr 2 | Nov 1 | About 213 days |
| Benton | Apr 8 | Oct 28 | About 203 days |
| Boone | Apr 8 | Oct 30 | About 205 days |
| Bradley | Mar 20 | Nov 11 | About 236 days |
| Calhoun | Mar 18 | Nov 7 | About 234 days |
| Carroll | Apr 8 | Oct 30 | About 205 days |
| Chicot | Mar 13 | Nov 14 | About 246 days |
| Clark | Mar 26 | Nov 4 | About 223 days |
| Clay | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | About 222 days |
| Cleburne | Mar 31 | Nov 6 | About 220 days |
| Cleveland | Mar 20 | Nov 11 | About 236 days |
| Columbia | Mar 31 | Nov 2 | About 216 days |
| Conway | Apr 2 | Nov 2 | About 214 days |
| Craighead | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | About 225 days |
| Crawford | Apr 9 | Oct 28 | About 202 days |
| Crittenden | Mar 16 | Nov 11 | About 240 days |
| Cross | Mar 23 | Nov 7 | About 229 days |
| Dallas | Mar 29 | Nov 4 | About 220 days |
| Desha | Mar 12 | Nov 14 | About 247 days |
| Drew | Mar 18 | Nov 12 | About 239 days |
| Faulkner | Apr 9 | Oct 25 | About 199 days |
| Franklin | Apr 4 | Nov 6 | About 216 days |
| Fulton | Apr 8 | Oct 30 | About 205 days |
| Garland | Apr 3 | Nov 4 | About 215 days |
| Grant | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | About 216 days |
| Greene | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | About 225 days |
| Hempstead | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | About 225 days |
| Hot Spring | Mar 24 | Nov 9 | About 230 days |
| Howard | Mar 26 | Nov 9 | About 228 days |
| Independence | Mar 30 | Nov 5 | About 220 days |
| Izard | Apr 14 | Oct 28 | About 197 days |
| Jackson | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | About 238 days |
| Jefferson | Mar 14 | Nov 13 | About 244 days |
| Johnson | Mar 25 | Nov 10 | About 230 days |
| Lafayette | Mar 19 | Nov 12 | About 238 days |
| Lawrence | Mar 27 | Nov 5 | About 223 days |
| Lee | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | About 238 days |
| Lincoln | Mar 15 | Nov 17 | About 247 days |
| Little River | Mar 24 | Nov 11 | About 232 days |
| Logan | Mar 28 | Nov 5 | About 222 days |
| Lonoke | Mar 21 | Nov 9 | About 233 days |
| Madison | Apr 5 | Nov 5 | About 214 days |
| Marion | Apr 2 | Nov 1 | About 213 days |
| Miller | Mar 19 | Nov 13 | About 239 days |
| Mississippi | Mar 23 | Nov 6 | About 228 days |
| Monroe | Mar 15 | Nov 11 | About 241 days |
| Montgomery | Apr 2 | Oct 31 | About 212 days |
| Nevada | Mar 29 | Nov 6 | About 222 days |
| Newton | Apr 7 | Nov 4 | About 211 days |
| Ouachita | Mar 21 | Nov 6 | About 230 days |
| Perry | Mar 30 | Nov 2 | About 217 days |
| Phillips | Mar 17 | Nov 10 | About 238 days |
| Pike | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | About 210 days |
| Poinsett | Mar 28 | Nov 7 | About 224 days |
| Polk | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | About 210 days |
| Pope | Mar 30 | Nov 2 | About 217 days |
| Prairie | Mar 11 | Nov 14 | About 248 days |
| Pulaski | Mar 21 | Nov 10 | About 234 days |
| Randolph | Mar 31 | Nov 1 | About 215 days |
| Saline | Mar 24 | Nov 7 | About 228 days |
| Scott | Apr 8 | Oct 28 | About 203 days |
| Searcy | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | About 198 days |
| Sebastian | Mar 25 | Nov 6 | About 226 days |
| Sevier | Mar 29 | Nov 5 | About 221 days |
| Sharp | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | About 210 days |
| St. Francis | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | About 238 days |
| Stone | Apr 2 | Oct 31 | About 212 days |
| Union | Mar 24 | Nov 7 | About 228 days |
| Van Buren | Apr 4 | Nov 2 | About 212 days |
| Washington | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | About 210 days |
| White | Mar 27 | Nov 8 | About 226 days |
| Woodruff | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | About 238 days |
| Yell | Mar 31 | Nov 1 | About 215 days |
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 50% probability of 32°F, from the weather station nearest each ZIP code; each county shows the middle value across its ZIP codes. Hills, valleys and cities can run a week or more earlier or later.