Frost Dates in Arkansas
Across 112 NOAA weather stations in Arkansas, the average last spring frost falls between March 10 at Arkansas Post and April 15 at Lead Hill. At a typical Arkansas station it is around March 27, with the first fall frost around November 6 and a frost-free season of about 224 days.
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A typical Arkansas season
What shapes frost dates in Arkansas
- The frost-free season ranges from 188 days at Fayetteville Drake Fld to 251 days at Arkansas Post.
- Elevation matters: Deer, at 2,375 ft, averages its last frost on April 7, while Calion L&d, at 77 ft, averages March 18.
- Gardens in valleys and low spots, where cold air settles, often frost a week or more later in spring than the nearest station.
Frost dates at major airports
| Station | Last frost | Safer date | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville 8 WNW | Apr 9 | Apr 24 | Oct 25 | 198 |
| Blytheville Muni Airport | Mar 24 | Apr 10 | Nov 6 | 227 |
| De Queen Sevier Co Airport | Mar 26 | Apr 11 | Nov 5 | 226 |
| El Dorado S Ar Rgnl Airport | Mar 24 | Apr 9 | Nov 7 | 230 |
| Fayetteville Drake Fld | Apr 15 | May 1 | Oct 21 | 188 |
| Fayetteville NW Ar Airport | Apr 8 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 203 |
| Ft Smith Rgnl Airport | Mar 25 | Apr 11 | Nov 6 | 224 |
| Harrison Boone Co Airport | Apr 3 | Apr 21 | Oct 30 | 210 |
| Hot Springs Asos | Mar 24 | Apr 13 | Nov 9 | 230 |
| Jonesboro Muni Airport | Mar 23 | Apr 9 | Nov 9 | 230 |
| Little Rock | Mar 16 | Apr 2 | Nov 16 | 245 |
| Little Rock Airport Adams Fld | Mar 21 | Apr 6 | Nov 10 | 234 |
| Monticello Muni Airport | Mar 18 | Apr 6 | Nov 12 | 238 |
| Mount Ida Asos | Apr 2 | Apr 20 | Oct 31 | 213 |
| Mountain Home Baxter Airport | Apr 2 | Apr 19 | Nov 1 | 212 |
| Pine Bluff Grider Fld | Mar 13 | Apr 1 | Nov 13 | 243 |
| Russellville Muni Airport | Mar 29 | Apr 13 | Nov 2 | 219 |
| Texarkana Webb Fld | Mar 13 | Apr 3 | Nov 13 | 246 |
| West Memphis Muni Airport | Mar 16 | Apr 3 | Nov 11 | 242 |
All 112 weather stations in Arkansas
| Station | Elevation (ft) | Last frost | Safer date | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia 2NNE | 258 | Mar 27 | Apr 10 | Nov 5 | 224 |
| Alum Fk | 698 | Mar 28 | Apr 12 | Nov 8 | 226 |
| Arkadelphia 2 N | 196 | Mar 26 | Apr 11 | Nov 4 | 225 |
| Arkansas Post | 194 | Mar 10 | Mar 28 | Nov 18 | 251 |
| Ashdown 4 SSE | 320 | Mar 24 | Apr 8 | Nov 11 | 233 |
| Batesville 8 WNW | 455 | Apr 9 | Apr 24 | Oct 25 | 198 |
| Batesville L&d 1 | 290 | Mar 30 | Apr 14 | Nov 5 | 221 |
| Batesville Lvstk | 571 | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Beedeville 4 NE | 222 | Mar 23 | Apr 9 | Nov 5 | 227 |
| Benton | 310 | Mar 24 | Apr 13 | Nov 7 | 229 |
| Bentonville 4 S | 1,220 | Apr 12 | Apr 29 | Oct 26 | 195 |
| Big Fk 1 SSE | 1,200 | Mar 26 | Apr 11 | Nov 12 | 235 |
| Blakely Mtn Dam | 426 | Apr 3 | Apr 20 | Nov 4 | 216 |
| Blue Mtn Dam | 426 | Mar 31 | Apr 17 | Nov 1 | 215 |
| Blytheville | 252 | Mar 18 | Apr 3 | Nov 14 | 240 |
| Blytheville Muni Airport | 255 | Mar 24 | Apr 10 | Nov 6 | 227 |
| Booneville 3 SSE | 600 | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 210 |
| Brinkley | 185 | Mar 18 | Apr 6 | Nov 11 | 237 |
| Cabot | 300 | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Calico Rock 2 WSW | 350 | Apr 14 | Apr 29 | Oct 28 | 196 |
| Calion L&d | 77 | Mar 18 | Apr 6 | Nov 7 | 235 |
| Camden 1 | 116 | Mar 21 | Apr 7 | Nov 6 | 230 |
| Cane Creek Sp | 260 | Mar 15 | Apr 3 | Nov 17 | 246 |
| Clarendon | 179 | Mar 15 | Apr 1 | Nov 11 | 241 |
| Clarksville 2N | 448 | Mar 24 | Apr 10 | Nov 10 | 233 |
| Clarksville 6 NE | 850 | Mar 25 | Apr 12 | Nov 10 | 232 |
| Conway | 312 | Apr 2 | Apr 19 | Nov 2 | 215 |
| Corning | 300 | Mar 27 | Apr 10 | Nov 4 | 224 |
| Crossett 2 SSE | 180 | Mar 18 | Apr 6 | Nov 11 | 238 |
| Dardanelle | 370 | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 2 | 215 |
| De Queen Sevier Co Airport | 355 | Mar 26 | Apr 11 | Nov 5 | 226 |
| Deer | 2,375 | Apr 7 | Apr 22 | Nov 4 | 211 |
| Degray Lake Sp | 490 | Mar 20 | Apr 7 | Nov 10 | 234 |
| Dennard 10 WSW | 1,740 | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Dequeen | 407 | Mar 29 | Apr 16 | Nov 5 | 222 |
| Dermott 3 NE | 145 | Mar 13 | Mar 31 | Nov 10 | 242 |
| Des Arc | 200 | Mar 11 | Apr 1 | Nov 14 | 247 |
| Dumas | 163 | Mar 12 | Mar 29 | Nov 14 | 245 |
| El Dorado S Ar Rgnl Airport | 252 | Mar 24 | Apr 9 | Nov 7 | 230 |
| Eudora | 135 | Mar 13 | Apr 5 | Nov 14 | 244 |
| Evening Shade 1 NNE | 514 | Apr 14 | Apr 29 | Oct 20 | 190 |
| Fayetteville Drake Fld | 1,251 | Apr 15 | May 1 | Oct 21 | 188 |
| Fayetteville Exp Stn | 1,270 | Apr 4 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Fayetteville NW Ar Airport | 1,287 | Apr 8 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 203 |
| Fordyce | 230 | Mar 26 | Apr 13 | Nov 6 | 226 |
| Ft Smith Rgnl Airport | 449 | Mar 25 | Apr 11 | Nov 6 | 224 |
| Gilbert | 606 | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Gravette | 1,260 | Apr 5 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 204 |
| Greenbrier | 338 | Apr 9 | Apr 24 | Oct 25 | 198 |
| Greers Ferry Dam | 527 | Mar 31 | Apr 16 | Nov 6 | 222 |
| Hardy | 400 | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Oct 31 | 210 |
| Harrison | 1,132 | Mar 22 | Apr 8 | Nov 9 | 231 |
| Harrison Boone Co Airport | 1,374 | Apr 3 | Apr 21 | Oct 30 | 210 |
| Helena | 195 | Mar 15 | Apr 1 | Nov 16 | 246 |
| Hope 3 NE | 375 | Mar 26 | Apr 13 | Nov 6 | 226 |
| Hot Springs 1 NNE | 626 | Mar 19 | Apr 7 | Nov 13 | 239 |
| Hot Springs Asos | 535 | Mar 24 | Apr 13 | Nov 9 | 230 |
| Huntsville 1 SSW | 1,783 | Mar 30 | Apr 15 | Nov 7 | 224 |
| Jonesboro 2 NE | 310 | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Nov 1 | 215 |
| Jonesboro Muni Airport | 262 | Mar 23 | Apr 9 | Nov 9 | 230 |
| Keiser | 232 | Mar 23 | Apr 8 | Nov 6 | 229 |
| Keo | 231 | Mar 21 | Apr 6 | Nov 9 | 235 |
| Kingston 2S | 2,145 | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 29 | 199 |
| Lead Hill | 830 | Apr 15 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Leola | 255 | Apr 2 | Apr 18 | Nov 2 | 215 |
| Lewisville | 340 | Mar 19 | Apr 6 | Nov 12 | 238 |
| Little Rock | 568 | Mar 16 | Apr 2 | Nov 16 | 245 |
| Little Rock Airport Adams Fld | 258 | Mar 21 | Apr 6 | Nov 10 | 234 |
| Magnolia | 372 | Mar 31 | Apr 17 | Nov 2 | 218 |
| Malvern | 300 | Mar 31 | Apr 16 | Nov 5 | 220 |
| Mammoth Spring | 502 | Apr 12 | Apr 27 | Oct 24 | 194 |
| Marche | 272 | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 1 | 213 |
| Marianna 2 S | 234 | Mar 18 | Apr 5 | Nov 11 | 238 |
| Marshall | 951 | Apr 11 | Apr 27 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Mena | 1,152 | Apr 5 | Apr 24 | Nov 1 | 208 |
| Monticello Muni Airport | 290 | Mar 18 | Apr 6 | Nov 12 | 238 |
| Morrilton | 340 | Mar 30 | Apr 15 | Nov 2 | 219 |
| Mount Ida Asos | 702 | Apr 2 | Apr 20 | Oct 31 | 213 |
| Mountain Home Baxter Airport | 928 | Apr 2 | Apr 19 | Nov 1 | 212 |
| Mountainburg 2 NE | 793 | Apr 9 | Apr 28 | Oct 28 | 201 |
| Mt Ida 3 SE | 697 | Apr 8 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Mtn Home 1 NNW | 800 | Mar 31 | Apr 18 | Nov 1 | 214 |
| Mtn View | 716 | Apr 2 | Apr 20 | Oct 31 | 211 |
| Murfreesboro 1W | 460 | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Nashville | 400 | Mar 26 | Apr 12 | Nov 9 | 227 |
| Newport | 228 | Mar 18 | Apr 4 | Nov 11 | 240 |
| Nimrod Dam | 480 | Mar 22 | Apr 7 | Nov 11 | 233 |
| Ozark 2 | 830 | Mar 30 | Apr 17 | Nov 6 | 222 |
| Paragould 1S | 270 | Mar 26 | Apr 10 | Nov 6 | 227 |
| Pine Bluff | 230 | Mar 14 | Apr 2 | Nov 16 | 245 |
| Pine Bluff Grider Fld | 207 | Mar 13 | Apr 1 | Nov 13 | 243 |
| Pocahontas 1 | 315 | Mar 31 | Apr 18 | Nov 1 | 214 |
| Poinsett Sp | 345 | Mar 28 | Apr 11 | Nov 7 | 224 |
| Portland | 128 | Mar 14 | Apr 1 | Nov 10 | 241 |
| Prescott 2 NNW | 308 | Mar 29 | Apr 15 | Nov 6 | 224 |
| Rison | 280 | Mar 17 | Apr 6 | Nov 14 | 241 |
| Rohwer 2 NNE | 150 | Mar 12 | Mar 31 | Nov 14 | 247 |
| Russellville Muni Airport | 403 | Mar 29 | Apr 13 | Nov 2 | 219 |
| Saint Charles | 200 | Mar 17 | Apr 5 | Nov 10 | 238 |
| Salem | 680 | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | 204 |
| Searcy | 230 | Mar 27 | Apr 12 | Nov 8 | 228 |
| Sheridan | 250 | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Nov 3 | 218 |
| Sparkman | 170 | Mar 29 | Apr 18 | Nov 4 | 223 |
| Stuttgart 9 ESE | 198 | Mar 11 | Mar 31 | Nov 17 | 250 |
| Subiaco | 500 | Mar 28 | Apr 14 | Nov 5 | 223 |
| Texarkana Webb Fld | 361 | Mar 13 | Apr 3 | Nov 13 | 246 |
| W Memphis | 215 | Mar 19 | Apr 7 | Nov 10 | 235 |
| Waldron | 716 | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 28 | 203 |
| Warren 2 WSW | 210 | Mar 20 | Apr 7 | Nov 11 | 235 |
| West Memphis Muni Airport | 214 | Mar 16 | Apr 3 | Nov 11 | 242 |
| Winslow 7NE | 2,189 | Apr 5 | Apr 23 | Nov 5 | 211 |
| Wynne | 260 | Mar 23 | Apr 8 | Nov 7 | 231 |
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Last frost and first frost are averages (a 50% chance of frost later in spring or earlier in fall). Safer date is the spring date with only a 10% chance of a later frost.
Using these dates
Plant hardy crops like peas and spinach several weeks before your last frost, and tender crops like tomatoes and peppers after it, once nights stay above 50°F. The Seed Starting Calculator turns your frost date into sowing and planting dates, and When to Plant Tomatoes explains the timing in detail.
Data: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 32°F threshold.
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