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Arkansas frost dates

Across 112 NOAA climate stations in Arkansas, the median last spring frost (32°F) ranges from Mar 10 at Arkansas Post to Apr 15 at Lead Hill; the typical station sees its last frost around Mar 27 and its first fall frost around Nov 6.

“Median” dates have a 50% chance of a later spring frost or an earlier fall frost. “10% risk” dates are the safer choice for tender plants: only 1 year in 10 has frost beyond them. Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Elevation matters: within a state, frost dates can differ by a month or more between valleys and hills.

StationElevationLast frost (median)Last frost (10% risk)First frost (median)First frost (10% risk)Growing season
Alicia 2NNE258 ftMar 27Apr 10Nov 5Oct 22224 days
Alum Fk698 ftMar 28Apr 12Nov 8Oct 26226 days
Arkadelphia 2 N196 ftMar 26Apr 11Nov 4Oct 23225 days
Arkansas Post194 ftMar 10Mar 28Nov 18Nov 2251 days
Ashdown 4 Sse320 ftMar 24Apr 8Nov 11Oct 30233 days
Batesville 8 Wnw455 ftApr 9Apr 24Oct 25Oct 12198 days
Batesville L&D 1290 ftMar 30Apr 14Nov 5Oct 22221 days
Batesville Lvstk571 ftApr 8Apr 24Oct 26Oct 13201 days
Beedeville 4 Ne222 ftMar 23Apr 9Nov 5Oct 22227 days
Benton310 ftMar 24Apr 13Nov 7Oct 26229 days
Bentonville 4 S1,220 ftApr 12Apr 29Oct 26Oct 13195 days
Big Fk 1 Sse1,200 ftMar 26Apr 11Nov 12Oct 29235 days
Blakely Mtn Dam426 ftApr 3Apr 20Nov 4Oct 21216 days
Blue Mtn Dam426 ftMar 31Apr 17Nov 1Oct 18215 days
Blytheville252 ftMar 18Apr 3Nov 14Nov 1240 days
Blytheville Muni AP255 ftMar 24Apr 10Nov 6Oct 23227 days
Booneville 3 Sse600 ftApr 4Apr 21Nov 1Oct 18210 days
Brinkley185 ftMar 18Apr 6Nov 11Oct 28237 days
Cabot300 ftApr 4Apr 20Oct 31Oct 18209 days
Calico Rock 2 Wsw350 ftApr 14Apr 29Oct 28Oct 12196 days
Calion L&D77 ftMar 18Apr 6Nov 7Oct 24235 days
Camden 1116 ftMar 21Apr 7Nov 6Oct 24230 days
Cane Creek Sp260 ftMar 15Apr 3Nov 17Nov 1246 days
Clarendon179 ftMar 15Apr 1Nov 11Oct 28241 days
Clarksville 2N448 ftMar 24Apr 10Nov 10Oct 28233 days
Clarksville 6 Ne850 ftMar 25Apr 12Nov 10Oct 28232 days
Conway312 ftApr 2Apr 19Nov 2Oct 20215 days
Corning300 ftMar 27Apr 10Nov 4Oct 22224 days
Crossett 2 Sse180 ftMar 18Apr 6Nov 11Oct 28238 days
Dardanelle370 ftApr 1Apr 17Nov 2Oct 22215 days
De Queen Sevier Co AP355 ftMar 26Apr 11Nov 5Oct 21226 days
Deer2,375 ftApr 7Apr 22Nov 4Oct 21211 days
Degray Lake Sp490 ftMar 20Apr 7Nov 10Oct 27234 days
Dennard 10 Wsw1,740 ftApr 4Apr 20Nov 2Oct 19212 days
Dequeen407 ftMar 29Apr 16Nov 5Oct 22222 days
Dermott 3 Ne145 ftMar 13Mar 31Nov 10Oct 25242 days
Des Arc200 ftMar 11Apr 1Nov 14Oct 31247 days
Dumas163 ftMar 12Mar 29Nov 14Oct 30245 days
El Dorado S Ar Rgnl AP252 ftMar 24Apr 9Nov 7Oct 24230 days
Eudora135 ftMar 13Apr 5Nov 14Oct 30244 days
Evening Shade 1 Nne514 ftApr 14Apr 29Oct 20Oct 6190 days
Fayetteville Drake Fld1,251 ftApr 15May 1Oct 21Oct 8188 days
Fayetteville Exp Stn1,270 ftApr 4Apr 22Oct 31Oct 17209 days
Fayetteville Nw Ar AP1,287 ftApr 8Apr 26Oct 28Oct 14203 days
Fordyce230 ftMar 26Apr 13Nov 6Oct 24226 days
Ft Smith Rgnl AP449 ftMar 25Apr 11Nov 6Oct 23224 days
Gilbert606 ftApr 14Apr 30Oct 22Oct 7189 days
Gravette1,260 ftApr 5Apr 26Oct 28Oct 15204 days
Greenbrier338 ftApr 9Apr 24Oct 25Oct 11198 days
Greers Ferry Dam527 ftMar 31Apr 16Nov 6Oct 26222 days
Hardy400 ftApr 4Apr 21Oct 31Oct 18210 days
Harrison1,132 ftMar 22Apr 8Nov 9Oct 25231 days
Harrison Boone Co AP1,374 ftApr 3Apr 21Oct 30Oct 16210 days
Helena195 ftMar 15Apr 1Nov 16Nov 2246 days
Hope 3 Ne375 ftMar 26Apr 13Nov 6Oct 23226 days
Hot Springs 1 Nne626 ftMar 19Apr 7Nov 13Oct 28239 days
Hot Springs Asos535 ftMar 24Apr 13Nov 9Oct 26230 days
Huntsville 1 Ssw1,783 ftMar 30Apr 15Nov 7Oct 24224 days
Jonesboro 2 Ne310 ftApr 1Apr 18Nov 1Oct 21215 days
Jonesboro Muni AP262 ftMar 23Apr 9Nov 9Oct 27230 days
Keiser232 ftMar 23Apr 8Nov 6Oct 23229 days
Keo231 ftMar 21Apr 6Nov 9Oct 27235 days
Kingston 2S2,145 ftApr 13Apr 28Oct 29Oct 16199 days
Lead Hill830 ftApr 15May 1Oct 22Oct 7189 days
Leola255 ftApr 2Apr 18Nov 2Oct 19215 days
Lewisville340 ftMar 19Apr 6Nov 12Oct 28238 days
Little Rock568 ftMar 16Apr 2Nov 16Oct 31245 days
Little Rock AP Adams Fld258 ftMar 21Apr 6Nov 10Oct 29234 days
Magnolia372 ftMar 31Apr 17Nov 2Oct 21218 days
Malvern300 ftMar 31Apr 16Nov 5Oct 25220 days
Mammoth Spring502 ftApr 12Apr 27Oct 24Oct 11194 days
Marche272 ftApr 1Apr 17Nov 1Oct 19213 days
Marianna 2 S234 ftMar 18Apr 5Nov 11Oct 28238 days
Marshall951 ftApr 11Apr 27Oct 26Oct 10197 days
Mena1,152 ftApr 5Apr 24Nov 1Oct 18208 days
Monticello Muni AP290 ftMar 18Apr 6Nov 12Oct 28238 days
Morrilton340 ftMar 30Apr 15Nov 2Oct 19219 days
Mount Ida Asos702 ftApr 2Apr 20Oct 31Oct 16213 days
Mountain Home Baxter AP928 ftApr 2Apr 19Nov 1Oct 19212 days
Mountainburg 2 Ne793 ftApr 9Apr 28Oct 28Oct 14201 days
Mt Ida 3 Se697 ftApr 8Apr 26Oct 26Oct 12201 days
Mtn Home 1 Nnw800 ftMar 31Apr 18Nov 1Oct 19214 days
Mtn View716 ftApr 2Apr 20Oct 31Oct 15211 days
Murfreesboro 1W460 ftApr 5Apr 22Nov 1Oct 20209 days
Nashville400 ftMar 26Apr 12Nov 9Oct 26227 days
Newport228 ftMar 18Apr 4Nov 11Oct 31240 days
Nimrod Dam480 ftMar 22Apr 7Nov 11Oct 29233 days
Ozark 2830 ftMar 30Apr 17Nov 6Oct 23222 days
Paragould 1S270 ftMar 26Apr 10Nov 6Oct 26227 days
Pine Bluff230 ftMar 14Apr 2Nov 16Oct 31245 days
Pine Bluff Grider Fld207 ftMar 13Apr 1Nov 13Oct 28243 days
Pocahontas 1315 ftMar 31Apr 18Nov 1Oct 21214 days
Poinsett Sp345 ftMar 28Apr 11Nov 7Oct 26224 days
Portland128 ftMar 14Apr 1Nov 10Oct 28241 days
Prescott 2 Nnw308 ftMar 29Apr 15Nov 6Oct 23224 days
Rison280 ftMar 17Apr 6Nov 14Oct 30241 days
Rohwer 2 Nne150 ftMar 12Mar 31Nov 14Oct 29247 days
Russellville Muni AP403 ftMar 29Apr 13Nov 2Oct 20219 days
Saint Charles200 ftMar 17Apr 5Nov 10Oct 27238 days
Salem680 ftApr 8Apr 25Oct 30Oct 18204 days
Searcy230 ftMar 27Apr 12Nov 8Oct 24228 days
Sheridan250 ftApr 1Apr 17Nov 3Oct 20218 days
Sparkman170 ftMar 29Apr 18Nov 4Oct 21223 days
Stuttgart 9 Ese198 ftMar 11Mar 31Nov 17Oct 31250 days
Subiaco500 ftMar 28Apr 14Nov 5Oct 23223 days
Texarkana Webb Fld361 ftMar 13Apr 3Nov 13Nov 1246 days
W Memphis215 ftMar 19Apr 7Nov 10Oct 28235 days
Waldron716 ftApr 8Apr 24Oct 28Oct 13203 days
Warren 2 Wsw210 ftMar 20Apr 7Nov 11Oct 28235 days
West Memphis Muni AP214 ftMar 16Apr 3Nov 11Oct 30242 days
Winslow 7NE2,189 ftApr 5Apr 23Nov 5Oct 23211 days
Wynne260 ftMar 23Apr 8Nov 7Oct 24231 days
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