Arkansas frost dates
Across 112 weather stations in Arkansas, the median last spring frost runs from Mar 10 in Arkansas Post to Apr 15 in Lead Hill, and the first fall frost from Oct 20 to Nov 18.
Arkansas at a glance
- Weather stations
- 112
- Earliest last frost
- Mar 10 Arkansas Post
- Latest last frost
- Apr 15 Lead Hill
- Longest season
- 251 days Arkansas Post
- Typical season
- about 224 frost-free days
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 7a to 8b
Frost dates by weather station
| Weather station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia | Mar 27 | Nov 5 | 224 | 8a |
| Alum Fork | Mar 28 | Nov 8 | 226 | 8a |
| Arkadelphia | Mar 26 | Nov 4 | 225 | 8a |
| Arkansas Post | Mar 10 | Nov 18 | 251 | 8b |
| Ashdown | Mar 24 | Nov 11 | 233 | 8b |
| Batesville | Apr 9 | Oct 25 | 198 | 7b |
| Batesville Lock and Dam | Mar 30 | Nov 5 | 221 | 7b |
| Batesville Lvstk | Apr 8 | Oct 26 | 201 | 7b |
| Beedeville | Mar 23 | Nov 5 | 227 | 8a |
| Benton | Mar 24 | Nov 7 | 229 | 8a |
| Bentonville | Apr 12 | Oct 26 | 195 | 7a |
| Big Fork | Mar 26 | Nov 12 | 235 | 8a |
| Blakely Mountain Dam | Apr 3 | Nov 4 | 216 | 8a |
| Blue Mountain Dam | Mar 31 | Nov 1 | 215 | 8a |
| Blytheville | Mar 18 | Nov 14 | 240 | 8a |
| Blytheville Municipal Airport | Mar 24 | Nov 6 | 227 | 8a |
| Booneville | Apr 4 | Nov 1 | 210 | 8a |
| Brinkley | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 237 | 8a |
| Cabot | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 209 | 8a |
| Calico Rock | Apr 14 | Oct 28 | 196 | 7b |
| Calion Lock and Dam | Mar 18 | Nov 7 | 235 | 8b |
| Camden | Mar 21 | Nov 6 | 230 | 8a |
| Cane Creek State Park | Mar 15 | Nov 17 | 246 | 8b |
| Clarendon | Mar 15 | Nov 11 | 241 | 8a |
| Clarksville 2 mi N | Mar 24 | Nov 10 | 233 | 8a |
| Clarksville 6 mi NE | Mar 25 | Nov 10 | 232 | 8a |
| Conway | Apr 2 | Nov 2 | 215 | 8a |
| Corning | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | 224 | 7b |
| Crossett | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 238 | 8b |
| Dardanelle | Apr 1 | Nov 2 | 215 | 8a |
| De Queen Sevier County Airport | Mar 26 | Nov 5 | 226 | 8a |
| Deer | Apr 7 | Nov 4 | 211 | 7b |
| Degray Lake State Park | Mar 20 | Nov 10 | 234 | 8a |
| Dennard | Apr 4 | Nov 2 | 212 | 7b |
| Dequeen | Mar 29 | Nov 5 | 222 | 8a |
| Dermott | Mar 13 | Nov 10 | 242 | 8b |
| Des Arc | Mar 11 | Nov 14 | 247 | 8a |
| Dumas | Mar 12 | Nov 14 | 245 | 8b |
| El Dorado S Ar Regional Airport | Mar 24 | Nov 7 | 230 | 8b |
| Eudora | Mar 13 | Nov 14 | 244 | 8b |
| Evening Shade | Apr 14 | Oct 20 | 190 | 7a |
| Fayetteville Drake Field | Apr 15 | Oct 21 | 188 | 7a |
| Fayetteville Experiment Station | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 209 | 7a |
| Fayetteville NW Ar Airport | Apr 8 | Oct 28 | 203 | 7a |
| Fordyce | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | 226 | 8a |
| Fort Smith Regional Airport | Mar 25 | Nov 6 | 224 | 8a |
| Gilbert | Apr 14 | Oct 22 | 189 | 7a |
| Gravette | Apr 5 | Oct 28 | 204 | 7a |
| Greenbrier | Apr 9 | Oct 25 | 198 | 8a |
| Greers Ferry Dam | Mar 31 | Nov 6 | 222 | 7b |
| Hardy | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 210 | 7b |
| Harrison | Mar 22 | Nov 9 | 231 | 7b |
| Harrison Boone County Airport | Apr 3 | Oct 30 | 210 | 7b |
| Helena | Mar 15 | Nov 16 | 246 | 8a |
| Hope | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | 226 | 8a |
| Hot Springs | Mar 24 | Nov 9 | 230 | 8a |
| Hot Springs 1 mi NNE | Mar 19 | Nov 13 | 239 | 8a |
| Huntsville | Mar 30 | Nov 7 | 224 | 7a |
| Jonesboro | Apr 1 | Nov 1 | 215 | 7b |
| Jonesboro Municipal Airport | Mar 23 | Nov 9 | 230 | 7b |
| Keiser | Mar 23 | Nov 6 | 229 | 8a |
| Keo | Mar 21 | Nov 9 | 235 | 8a |
| Kingston | Apr 13 | Oct 29 | 199 | 7a |
| Lead Hill | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | 189 | 7a |
| Leola | Apr 2 | Nov 2 | 215 | 8a |
| Lewisville | Mar 19 | Nov 12 | 238 | 8b |
| Little Rock | Mar 16 | Nov 16 | 245 | 8a |
| Little Rock Airport Adams Field | Mar 21 | Nov 10 | 234 | 8a |
| Magnolia | Mar 31 | Nov 2 | 218 | 8b |
| Malvern | Mar 31 | Nov 5 | 220 | 8a |
| Mammoth Spring | Apr 12 | Oct 24 | 194 | 7a |
| Marche | Apr 1 | Nov 1 | 213 | 8a |
| Marianna | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 238 | 8a |
| Marshall | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 197 | 7b |
| Mena | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | 208 | 8a |
| Monticello Municipal Airport | Mar 18 | Nov 12 | 238 | 8b |
| Morrilton | Mar 30 | Nov 2 | 219 | 8a |
| Mount Ida | Apr 2 | Oct 31 | 213 | 8a |
| Mount Ida 3 mi SE | Apr 8 | Oct 26 | 201 | 8a |
| Mountain Home | Mar 31 | Nov 1 | 214 | 7a |
| Mountain Home Baxter Airport | Apr 2 | Nov 1 | 212 | 7b |
| Mountain View | Apr 2 | Oct 31 | 211 | 7b |
| Mountainburg | Apr 9 | Oct 28 | 201 | 7b |
| Murfreesboro | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | 209 | 8a |
| Nashville | Mar 26 | Nov 9 | 227 | 8a |
| Newport | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 240 | 8a |
| Nimrod Dam | Mar 22 | Nov 11 | 233 | 8a |
| Ozark | Mar 30 | Nov 6 | 222 | 7b |
| Paragould | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | 227 | 7b |
| Pine Bluff | Mar 14 | Nov 16 | 245 | 8a |
| Pine Bluff Grider Field | Mar 13 | Nov 13 | 243 | 8b |
| Pocahontas | Mar 31 | Nov 1 | 214 | 7b |
| Poinsett State Park | Mar 28 | Nov 7 | 224 | 8a |
| Portland | Mar 14 | Nov 10 | 241 | 8b |
| Prescott | Mar 29 | Nov 6 | 224 | 8a |
| Rison | Mar 17 | Nov 14 | 241 | 8a |
| Rohwer | Mar 12 | Nov 14 | 247 | 8b |
| Russellville Municipal Airport | Mar 29 | Nov 2 | 219 | 8a |
| Saint Charles | Mar 17 | Nov 10 | 238 | 8b |
| Salem | Apr 8 | Oct 30 | 204 | 7a |
| Searcy | Mar 27 | Nov 8 | 228 | 8a |
| Sheridan | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 218 | 8a |
| Sparkman | Mar 29 | Nov 4 | 223 | 8a |
| Stuttgart | Mar 11 | Nov 17 | 250 | 8b |
| Subiaco | Mar 28 | Nov 5 | 223 | 8a |
| Texarkana Webb Field | Mar 13 | Nov 13 | 246 | 8b |
| Waldron | Apr 8 | Oct 28 | 203 | 7b |
| Warren | Mar 20 | Nov 11 | 235 | 8a |
| West Memphis | Mar 19 | Nov 10 | 235 | 8a |
| West Memphis Municipal Airport | Mar 16 | Nov 11 | 242 | 8a |
| Winslow | Apr 5 | Nov 5 | 211 | 7b |
| Wynne | Mar 23 | Nov 7 | 231 | 8a |
Median dates from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. How to read them.