Arkansas Frost Dates

Arkansas has 112 NOAA weather stations with freeze records in the 1991–2020 climate normals. The typical last spring frost ranges from March 10 at Arkansas Post to April 15 at Lead Hill; at half the stations it has come by March 27. The first fall frost typically arrives between October 20 at Evening Shade 1 Nne and November 18 at Arkansas Post, with a median of November 6.

The growing season between the typical frosts runs from 188 days at Fayetteville Drake Fld to 251 days at Arkansas Post; 224 days at the median station.

Every station in Arkansas

Typical dates have a 50% chance of a frost after them in spring, and before them in fall; safer dates, 10%. A garden can differ from its nearest station, especially in a valley or on a hillside: see why your garden may differ.

Arkansas: freeze (32 °F) dates by NOAA station, 1991–2020 normals
Station	Elevation	Last frost	Safer	First frost	Safer	Season (days)
Alicia 2nne	258 ft	Mar 27	Apr 10	Nov 5	Oct 22	224
Alum Fk	698 ft	Mar 28	Apr 12	Nov 8	Oct 26	226
Arkadelphia 2 N	196 ft	Mar 26	Apr 11	Nov 4	Oct 23	225
Arkansas Post	194 ft	Mar 10	Mar 28	Nov 18	Nov 2	251
Ashdown 4 Sse	320 ft	Mar 24	Apr 8	Nov 11	Oct 30	233
Batesville 8 Wnw	455 ft	Apr 9	Apr 24	Oct 25	Oct 12	198
Batesville L&D 1	290 ft	Mar 30	Apr 14	Nov 5	Oct 22	221
Batesville Lvstk	571 ft	Apr 8	Apr 24	Oct 26	Oct 13	201
Beedeville 4 Ne	222 ft	Mar 23	Apr 9	Nov 5	Oct 22	227
Benton	310 ft	Mar 24	Apr 13	Nov 7	Oct 26	229
Bentonville 4 S	1,220 ft	Apr 12	Apr 29	Oct 26	Oct 13	195
Big Fk 1 Sse	1,200 ft	Mar 26	Apr 11	Nov 12	Oct 29	235
Blakely Mtn Dam	426 ft	Apr 3	Apr 20	Nov 4	Oct 21	216
Blue Mtn Dam	426 ft	Mar 31	Apr 17	Nov 1	Oct 18	215
Blytheville Muni Ap	255 ft	Mar 24	Apr 10	Nov 6	Oct 23	227
Blytheville	252 ft	Mar 18	Apr 3	Nov 14	Nov 1	240
Booneville 3 Sse	600 ft	Apr 4	Apr 21	Nov 1	Oct 18	210
Brinkley	185 ft	Mar 18	Apr 6	Nov 11	Oct 28	237
Cabot	300 ft	Apr 4	Apr 20	Oct 31	Oct 18	209
Calico Rock 2 Wsw	350 ft	Apr 14	Apr 29	Oct 28	Oct 12	196
Calion L&D	77 ft	Mar 18	Apr 6	Nov 7	Oct 24	235
Camden 1	116 ft	Mar 21	Apr 7	Nov 6	Oct 24	230
Cane Creek Sp	260 ft	Mar 15	Apr 3	Nov 17	Nov 1	246
Clarendon	179 ft	Mar 15	Apr 1	Nov 11	Oct 28	241
Clarksville 2n	448 ft	Mar 24	Apr 10	Nov 10	Oct 28	233
Clarksville 6 Ne	850 ft	Mar 25	Apr 12	Nov 10	Oct 28	232
Conway	312 ft	Apr 2	Apr 19	Nov 2	Oct 20	215
Corning	300 ft	Mar 27	Apr 10	Nov 4	Oct 22	224
Crossett 2 Sse	180 ft	Mar 18	Apr 6	Nov 11	Oct 28	238
Dardanelle	370 ft	Apr 1	Apr 17	Nov 2	Oct 22	215
De Queen Sevier Co Ap	355 ft	Mar 26	Apr 11	Nov 5	Oct 21	226
Deer	2,375 ft	Apr 7	Apr 22	Nov 4	Oct 21	211
Degray Lake Sp	490 ft	Mar 20	Apr 7	Nov 10	Oct 27	234
Dennard 10 Wsw	1,740 ft	Apr 4	Apr 20	Nov 2	Oct 19	212
Dequeen	407 ft	Mar 29	Apr 16	Nov 5	Oct 22	222
Dermott 3 Ne	145 ft	Mar 13	Mar 31	Nov 10	Oct 25	242
Des Arc	200 ft	Mar 11	Apr 1	Nov 14	Oct 31	247
Dumas	163 ft	Mar 12	Mar 29	Nov 14	Oct 30	245
El Dorado S Ar Rgnl Ap	252 ft	Mar 24	Apr 9	Nov 7	Oct 24	230
Eudora	135 ft	Mar 13	Apr 5	Nov 14	Oct 30	244
Evening Shade 1 Nne	514 ft	Apr 14	Apr 29	Oct 20	Oct 6	190
Fayetteville Drake Fld	1,251 ft	Apr 15	May 1	Oct 21	Oct 8	188
Fayetteville Exp Stn	1,270 ft	Apr 4	Apr 22	Oct 31	Oct 17	209
Fayetteville Nw Ar Ap	1,287 ft	Apr 8	Apr 26	Oct 28	Oct 14	203
Fordyce	230 ft	Mar 26	Apr 13	Nov 6	Oct 24	226
Ft Smith Rgnl Ap	449 ft	Mar 25	Apr 11	Nov 6	Oct 23	224
Gilbert	606 ft	Apr 14	Apr 30	Oct 22	Oct 7	189
Gravette	1,260 ft	Apr 5	Apr 26	Oct 28	Oct 15	204
Greenbrier	338 ft	Apr 9	Apr 24	Oct 25	Oct 11	198
Greers Ferry Dam	527 ft	Mar 31	Apr 16	Nov 6	Oct 26	222
Hardy	400 ft	Apr 4	Apr 21	Oct 31	Oct 18	210
Harrison Boone Co Ap	1,374 ft	Apr 3	Apr 21	Oct 30	Oct 16	210
Harrison	1,132 ft	Mar 22	Apr 8	Nov 9	Oct 25	231
Helena	195 ft	Mar 15	Apr 1	Nov 16	Nov 2	246
Hope 3 Ne	375 ft	Mar 26	Apr 13	Nov 6	Oct 23	226
Hot Springs 1 Nne	626 ft	Mar 19	Apr 7	Nov 13	Oct 28	239
Hot Springs Asos	535 ft	Mar 24	Apr 13	Nov 9	Oct 26	230
Huntsville 1 Ssw	1,783 ft	Mar 30	Apr 15	Nov 7	Oct 24	224
Jonesboro 2 Ne	310 ft	Apr 1	Apr 18	Nov 1	Oct 21	215
Jonesboro Muni Ap	262 ft	Mar 23	Apr 9	Nov 9	Oct 27	230
Keiser	232 ft	Mar 23	Apr 8	Nov 6	Oct 23	229
Keo	231 ft	Mar 21	Apr 6	Nov 9	Oct 27	235
Kingston 2s	2,145 ft	Apr 13	Apr 28	Oct 29	Oct 16	199
Lead Hill	830 ft	Apr 15	May 1	Oct 22	Oct 7	189
Leola	255 ft	Apr 2	Apr 18	Nov 2	Oct 19	215
Lewisville	340 ft	Mar 19	Apr 6	Nov 12	Oct 28	238
Little Rock Ap Adams Fld	258 ft	Mar 21	Apr 6	Nov 10	Oct 29	234
Little Rock	568 ft	Mar 16	Apr 2	Nov 16	Oct 31	245
Magnolia	372 ft	Mar 31	Apr 17	Nov 2	Oct 21	218
Malvern	300 ft	Mar 31	Apr 16	Nov 5	Oct 25	220
Mammoth Spring	502 ft	Apr 12	Apr 27	Oct 24	Oct 11	194
Marche	272 ft	Apr 1	Apr 17	Nov 1	Oct 19	213
Marianna 2 S	234 ft	Mar 18	Apr 5	Nov 11	Oct 28	238
Marshall	951 ft	Apr 11	Apr 27	Oct 26	Oct 10	197
Mena	1,152 ft	Apr 5	Apr 24	Nov 1	Oct 18	208
Monticello Muni Ap	290 ft	Mar 18	Apr 6	Nov 12	Oct 28	238
Morrilton	340 ft	Mar 30	Apr 15	Nov 2	Oct 19	219
Mount Ida Asos	702 ft	Apr 2	Apr 20	Oct 31	Oct 16	213
Mountain Home Baxter Ap	928 ft	Apr 2	Apr 19	Nov 1	Oct 19	212
Mountainburg 2 Ne	793 ft	Apr 9	Apr 28	Oct 28	Oct 14	201
Mt Ida 3 Se	697 ft	Apr 8	Apr 26	Oct 26	Oct 12	201
Mtn Home 1 Nnw	800 ft	Mar 31	Apr 18	Nov 1	Oct 19	214
Mtn View	716 ft	Apr 2	Apr 20	Oct 31	Oct 15	211
Murfreesboro 1w	460 ft	Apr 5	Apr 22	Nov 1	Oct 20	209
Nashville	400 ft	Mar 26	Apr 12	Nov 9	Oct 26	227
Newport	228 ft	Mar 18	Apr 4	Nov 11	Oct 31	240
Nimrod Dam	480 ft	Mar 22	Apr 7	Nov 11	Oct 29	233
Ozark 2	830 ft	Mar 30	Apr 17	Nov 6	Oct 23	222
Paragould 1s	270 ft	Mar 26	Apr 10	Nov 6	Oct 26	227
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	207 ft	Mar 13	Apr 1	Nov 13	Oct 28	243
Pine Bluff	230 ft	Mar 14	Apr 2	Nov 16	Oct 31	245
Pocahontas 1	315 ft	Mar 31	Apr 18	Nov 1	Oct 21	214
Poinsett Sp	345 ft	Mar 28	Apr 11	Nov 7	Oct 26	224
Portland	128 ft	Mar 14	Apr 1	Nov 10	Oct 28	241
Prescott 2 Nnw	308 ft	Mar 29	Apr 15	Nov 6	Oct 23	224
Rison	280 ft	Mar 17	Apr 6	Nov 14	Oct 30	241
Rohwer 2 Nne	150 ft	Mar 12	Mar 31	Nov 14	Oct 29	247
Russellville Muni Ap	403 ft	Mar 29	Apr 13	Nov 2	Oct 20	219
Saint Charles	200 ft	Mar 17	Apr 5	Nov 10	Oct 27	238
Salem	680 ft	Apr 8	Apr 25	Oct 30	Oct 18	204
Searcy	230 ft	Mar 27	Apr 12	Nov 8	Oct 24	228
Sheridan	250 ft	Apr 1	Apr 17	Nov 3	Oct 20	218
Sparkman	170 ft	Mar 29	Apr 18	Nov 4	Oct 21	223
Stuttgart 9 Ese	198 ft	Mar 11	Mar 31	Nov 17	Oct 31	250
Subiaco	500 ft	Mar 28	Apr 14	Nov 5	Oct 23	223
Texarkana Webb Fld	361 ft	Mar 13	Apr 3	Nov 13	Nov 1	246
W Memphis	215 ft	Mar 19	Apr 7	Nov 10	Oct 28	235
Waldron	716 ft	Apr 8	Apr 24	Oct 28	Oct 13	203
Warren 2 Wsw	210 ft	Mar 20	Apr 7	Nov 11	Oct 28	235
West Memphis Muni Ap	214 ft	Mar 16	Apr 3	Nov 11	Oct 30	242
Winslow 7ne	2,189 ft	Apr 5	Apr 23	Nov 5	Oct 23	211
Wynne	260 ft	Mar 23	Apr 8	Nov 7	Oct 24	231

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Questions

When is the last frost in Arkansas?

It depends on where you are. The typical last spring frost at Arkansas's NOAA stations ranges from March 10 to April 15, and half of them have had it by March 27. Enter your ZIP code above for the station nearest you.

When is the first frost in Arkansas?

Typically between October 20 and November 18, depending on the station; the median is November 6. Plan fall crops back from your own station's date.

What do "typical" and "safer" mean?

With the typical (50%) last-frost date, half of years still have a frost after it. With the safer (10%) date, only one year in ten does. In fall it's the other way around: the safer date is the earlier one.

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal, by station: freeze dates at 32 °F)

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