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Arkansas frost dates by weather station

Arkansas has 112 NOAA weather stations with 1991–2020 freeze statistics. Median last spring frost dates run from Mar 10 at Arkansas Post to Apr 15 at Lead Hill.

112Stations
Mar 10Earliest last frostArkansas Post
Apr 15Latest last frostLead Hill
251 daysLongest growing seasonArkansas Post

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Arkansas stations: median (50%) frost dates at 32°F
Station	Last spring frost	First fall frost	Growing season	Elevation
Alicia 2nne	Mar 27	Nov 5	224 days	258 ft
Alum Fk	Mar 28	Nov 8	226 days	698 ft
Arkadelphia 2 N	Mar 26	Nov 4	225 days	196 ft
Arkansas Post	Mar 10	Nov 18	251 days	194 ft
Ashdown 4 SSE	Mar 24	Nov 11	233 days	320 ft
Batesville 8 WNW	Apr 9	Oct 25	198 days	455 ft
Batesville L&d 1	Mar 30	Nov 5	221 days	290 ft
Batesville Lvstk	Apr 8	Oct 26	201 days	571 ft
Beedeville 4 NE	Mar 23	Nov 5	227 days	222 ft
Benton	Mar 24	Nov 7	229 days	310 ft
Bentonville 4 S	Apr 12	Oct 26	195 days	1,220 ft
Big Fk 1 SSE	Mar 26	Nov 12	235 days	1,200 ft
Blakely Mountain Dam	Apr 3	Nov 4	216 days	426 ft
Blue Mountain Dam	Mar 31	Nov 1	215 days	426 ft
Blytheville	Mar 18	Nov 14	240 days	252 ft
Blytheville Muni Airport	Mar 24	Nov 6	227 days	255 ft
Booneville 3 SSE	Apr 4	Nov 1	210 days	600 ft
Brinkley	Mar 18	Nov 11	237 days	185 ft
Cabot	Apr 4	Oct 31	209 days	300 ft
Calico Rock 2 WSW	Apr 14	Oct 28	196 days	350 ft
Calion L&d	Mar 18	Nov 7	235 days	77 ft
Camden 1	Mar 21	Nov 6	230 days	116 ft
Cane Creek State Park	Mar 15	Nov 17	246 days	260 ft
Clarendon	Mar 15	Nov 11	241 days	179 ft
Clarksville 2n	Mar 24	Nov 10	233 days	448 ft
Clarksville 6 NE	Mar 25	Nov 10	232 days	850 ft
Conway	Apr 2	Nov 2	215 days	312 ft
Corning	Mar 27	Nov 4	224 days	300 ft
Crossett 2 SSE	Mar 18	Nov 11	238 days	180 ft
Dardanelle	Apr 1	Nov 2	215 days	370 ft
De Queen Sevier Co Airport	Mar 26	Nov 5	226 days	355 ft
Deer	Apr 7	Nov 4	211 days	2,375 ft
Degray Lake State Park	Mar 20	Nov 10	234 days	490 ft
Dennard 10 WSW	Apr 4	Nov 2	212 days	1,740 ft
Dequeen	Mar 29	Nov 5	222 days	407 ft
Dermott 3 NE	Mar 13	Nov 10	242 days	145 ft
Des Arc	Mar 11	Nov 14	247 days	200 ft
Dumas	Mar 12	Nov 14	245 days	163 ft
El Dorado S Ar Regional Airport	Mar 24	Nov 7	230 days	252 ft
Eudora	Mar 13	Nov 14	244 days	135 ft
Evening Shade 1 NNE	Apr 14	Oct 20	190 days	514 ft
Fayetteville Drake Field	Apr 15	Oct 21	188 days	1,251 ft
Fayetteville Exp. Station	Apr 4	Oct 31	209 days	1,270 ft
Fayetteville NW Ar Airport	Apr 8	Oct 28	203 days	1,287 ft
Fordyce	Mar 26	Nov 6	226 days	230 ft
Fort Smith Regional Airport	Mar 25	Nov 6	224 days	449 ft
Gilbert	Apr 14	Oct 22	189 days	606 ft
Gravette	Apr 5	Oct 28	204 days	1,260 ft
Greenbrier	Apr 9	Oct 25	198 days	338 ft
Greers Ferry Dam	Mar 31	Nov 6	222 days	527 ft
Hardy	Apr 4	Oct 31	210 days	400 ft
Harrison	Mar 22	Nov 9	231 days	1,132 ft
Harrison Boone Co Airport	Apr 3	Oct 30	210 days	1,374 ft
Helena	Mar 15	Nov 16	246 days	195 ft
Hope 3 NE	Mar 26	Nov 6	226 days	375 ft
Hot Springs 1 NNE	Mar 19	Nov 13	239 days	626 ft
Hot Springs Asos	Mar 24	Nov 9	230 days	535 ft
Huntsville 1 SSW	Mar 30	Nov 7	224 days	1,783 ft
Jonesboro 2 NE	Apr 1	Nov 1	215 days	310 ft
Jonesboro Muni Airport	Mar 23	Nov 9	230 days	262 ft
Keiser	Mar 23	Nov 6	229 days	232 ft
Keo	Mar 21	Nov 9	235 days	231 ft
Kingston 2s	Apr 13	Oct 29	199 days	2,145 ft
Lead Hill	Apr 15	Oct 22	189 days	830 ft
Leola	Apr 2	Nov 2	215 days	255 ft
Lewisville	Mar 19	Nov 12	238 days	340 ft
Little Rock	Mar 16	Nov 16	245 days	568 ft
Little Rock Airport Adams Field	Mar 21	Nov 10	234 days	258 ft
Magnolia	Mar 31	Nov 2	218 days	372 ft
Malvern	Mar 31	Nov 5	220 days	300 ft
Mammoth Spring	Apr 12	Oct 24	194 days	502 ft
Marche	Apr 1	Nov 1	213 days	272 ft
Marianna 2 S	Mar 18	Nov 11	238 days	234 ft
Marshall	Apr 11	Oct 26	197 days	951 ft
Mena	Apr 5	Nov 1	208 days	1,152 ft
Monticello Muni Airport	Mar 18	Nov 12	238 days	290 ft
Morrilton	Mar 30	Nov 2	219 days	340 ft
Mount Ida 3 SE	Apr 8	Oct 26	201 days	697 ft
Mount Ida Asos	Apr 2	Oct 31	213 days	702 ft
Mountain Home 1 NNW	Mar 31	Nov 1	214 days	800 ft
Mountain Home Baxter Airport	Apr 2	Nov 1	212 days	928 ft
Mountain View	Apr 2	Oct 31	211 days	716 ft
Mountainburg 2 NE	Apr 9	Oct 28	201 days	793 ft
Murfreesboro 1w	Apr 5	Nov 1	209 days	460 ft
Nashville	Mar 26	Nov 9	227 days	400 ft
Newport	Mar 18	Nov 11	240 days	228 ft
Nimrod Dam	Mar 22	Nov 11	233 days	480 ft
Ozark 2	Mar 30	Nov 6	222 days	830 ft
Paragould 1s	Mar 26	Nov 6	227 days	270 ft
Pine Bluff	Mar 14	Nov 16	245 days	230 ft
Pine Bluff Grider Field	Mar 13	Nov 13	243 days	207 ft
Pocahontas 1	Mar 31	Nov 1	214 days	315 ft
Poinsett State Park	Mar 28	Nov 7	224 days	345 ft
Portland	Mar 14	Nov 10	241 days	128 ft
Prescott 2 NNW	Mar 29	Nov 6	224 days	308 ft
Rison	Mar 17	Nov 14	241 days	280 ft
Rohwer 2 NNE	Mar 12	Nov 14	247 days	150 ft
Russellville Muni Airport	Mar 29	Nov 2	219 days	403 ft
Saint Charles	Mar 17	Nov 10	238 days	200 ft
Salem	Apr 8	Oct 30	204 days	680 ft
Searcy	Mar 27	Nov 8	228 days	230 ft
Sheridan	Apr 1	Nov 3	218 days	250 ft
Sparkman	Mar 29	Nov 4	223 days	170 ft
Stuttgart 9 ESE	Mar 11	Nov 17	250 days	198 ft
Subiaco	Mar 28	Nov 5	223 days	500 ft
Texarkana Webb Field	Mar 13	Nov 13	246 days	361 ft
W Memphis	Mar 19	Nov 10	235 days	215 ft
Waldron	Apr 8	Oct 28	203 days	716 ft
Warren 2 WSW	Mar 20	Nov 11	235 days	210 ft
West Memphis Muni Airport	Mar 16	Nov 11	242 days	214 ft
Winslow 7ne	Apr 5	Nov 5	211 days	2,189 ft
Wynne	Mar 23	Nov 7	231 days	260 ft

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, annual/seasonal normals by station (version 1.0.1), file dated June 27, 2023; documentation.

Freeze dates are 30-year probabilities, not forecasts. Check your local forecast before planting tender plants.