Frost dates
Frost dates in Arkansas
Typical last spring frost and first fall frost for 112 weather stations across Arkansas, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals.
Last spring frost
Mar 15 – Apr 9
Typical across Arkansas (middle: Mar 27)
First fall frost
Oct 28 – Nov 14
Typical across Arkansas (middle: Nov 6)
Your own yard can differ by weeks from the nearest town. Get frost dates for your exact spot →
By town
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia 2 NNE | Mar 27 | Nov 5 | 223 |
| Alum Fk | Mar 28 | Nov 8 | 225 |
| Arkadelphia 2 N | Mar 26 | Nov 4 | 223 |
| Arkansas Post | Mar 10 | Nov 18 | 253 |
| Ashdown 4 SSE | Mar 24 | Nov 11 | 232 |
| Batesville 8 WNW | Apr 9 | Oct 25 | 199 |
| Batesville L&D 1 | Mar 30 | Nov 5 | 220 |
| Batesville Lvstk | Apr 8 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Beedeville 4 NE | Mar 23 | Nov 5 | 227 |
| Benton | Mar 24 | Nov 7 | 228 |
| Bentonville 4 S | Apr 12 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Big Fk 1 SSE | Mar 26 | Nov 12 | 231 |
| Blakely Mountain Dam | Apr 3 | Nov 4 | 215 |
| Blue Mountain Dam | Mar 31 | Nov 1 | 215 |
| Blytheville | Mar 18 | Nov 14 | 241 |
| Blytheville Municipal Airport | Mar 24 | Nov 6 | 227 |
| Booneville 3 SSE | Apr 4 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Brinkley | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 238 |
| Cabot | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 210 |
| Calico Rock 2 WSW | Apr 14 | Oct 28 | 197 |
| Calion L&D | Mar 18 | Nov 7 | 234 |
| Camden 1 | Mar 21 | Nov 6 | 230 |
| Cane Creek Sp | Mar 15 | Nov 17 | 247 |
| Clarendon | Mar 15 | Nov 11 | 241 |
| Clarksville 2 N | Mar 24 | Nov 10 | 231 |
| Clarksville 6 NE | Mar 25 | Nov 10 | 230 |
| Conway | Apr 2 | Nov 2 | 214 |
| Corning | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | 222 |
| Crossett 2 SSE | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 238 |
| Dardanelle | Apr 1 | Nov 2 | 215 |
| De Queen Sevier County Airport | Mar 26 | Nov 5 | 224 |
| Deer | Apr 7 | Nov 4 | 211 |
| Degray Lake Sp | Mar 20 | Nov 10 | 235 |
| Dennard 10 WSW | Apr 4 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Dequeen | Mar 29 | Nov 5 | 221 |
| Dermott 3 NE | Mar 13 | Nov 10 | 242 |
| Des Arc | Mar 11 | Nov 14 | 248 |
| Dumas | Mar 12 | Nov 14 | 247 |
| El Dorado S Ar Regional Airport | Mar 24 | Nov 7 | 228 |
| Eudora | Mar 13 | Nov 14 | 246 |
| Evening Shade 1 NNE | Apr 14 | Oct 20 | 189 |
| Fayetteville Drake Field | Apr 15 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Fayetteville Experiment Station | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 210 |
| Fayetteville NW Ar Airport | Apr 8 | Oct 28 | 203 |
| Fordyce | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | 225 |
| Fort Smith Regional Airport | Mar 25 | Nov 6 | 226 |
| Gilbert | Apr 14 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Gravette | Apr 5 | Oct 28 | 206 |
| Greenbrier | Apr 9 | Oct 25 | 199 |
| Greers Ferry Dam | Mar 31 | Nov 6 | 220 |
| Hardy | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 210 |
| Harrison | Mar 22 | Nov 9 | 232 |
| Harrison Boone County Airport | Apr 3 | Oct 30 | 210 |
| Helena | Mar 15 | Nov 16 | 246 |
| Hope 3 NE | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | 225 |
| Hot Springs 1 NNE | Mar 19 | Nov 13 | 239 |
| Hot Springs Asos | Mar 24 | Nov 9 | 230 |
| Huntsville 1 SSW | Mar 30 | Nov 7 | 222 |
| Jonesboro 2 NE | Apr 1 | Nov 1 | 214 |
| Jonesboro Municipal Airport | Mar 23 | Nov 9 | 231 |
| Keiser | Mar 23 | Nov 6 | 228 |
| Keo | Mar 21 | Nov 9 | 233 |
| Kingston 2 S | Apr 13 | Oct 29 | 199 |
| Lead Hill | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Leola | Apr 2 | Nov 2 | 214 |
| Lewisville | Mar 19 | Nov 12 | 238 |
| Little Rock | Mar 16 | Nov 16 | 245 |
| Little Rock Airport Adams Field | Mar 21 | Nov 10 | 234 |
| Magnolia | Mar 31 | Nov 2 | 216 |
| Malvern | Mar 31 | Nov 5 | 219 |
| Mammoth Spring | Apr 12 | Oct 24 | 195 |
| Marche | Apr 1 | Nov 1 | 214 |
| Marianna 2 S | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 238 |
| Marshall | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Mena | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | 210 |
| Monticello Municipal Airport | Mar 18 | Nov 12 | 239 |
| Morrilton | Mar 30 | Nov 2 | 217 |
| Mount Ida 3 SE | Apr 8 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Mount Ida Asos | Apr 2 | Oct 31 | 212 |
| Mountain Home 1 NNW | Mar 31 | Nov 1 | 215 |
| Mountain Home Baxter Airport | Apr 2 | Nov 1 | 213 |
| Mountain View | Apr 2 | Oct 31 | 212 |
| Mountainburg 2 NE | Apr 9 | Oct 28 | 202 |
| Murfreesboro 1 W | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | 210 |
| Nashville | Mar 26 | Nov 9 | 228 |
| Newport | Mar 18 | Nov 11 | 238 |
| Nimrod Dam | Mar 22 | Nov 11 | 234 |
| Ozark 2 | Mar 30 | Nov 6 | 221 |
| Paragould 1 S | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | 225 |
| Pine Bluff | Mar 14 | Nov 16 | 247 |
| Pine Bluff Grider Field | Mar 13 | Nov 13 | 245 |
| Pocahontas 1 | Mar 31 | Nov 1 | 215 |
| Poinsett Sp | Mar 28 | Nov 7 | 224 |
| Portland | Mar 14 | Nov 10 | 241 |
| Prescott 2 NNW | Mar 29 | Nov 6 | 222 |
| Rison | Mar 17 | Nov 14 | 242 |
| Rohwer 2 NNE | Mar 12 | Nov 14 | 247 |
| Russellville Municipal Airport | Mar 29 | Nov 2 | 218 |
| Saint Charles | Mar 17 | Nov 10 | 238 |
| Salem | Apr 8 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Searcy | Mar 27 | Nov 8 | 226 |
| Sheridan | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 216 |
| Sparkman | Mar 29 | Nov 4 | 220 |
| Stuttgart 9 ESE | Mar 11 | Nov 17 | 251 |
| Subiaco | Mar 28 | Nov 5 | 222 |
| Texarkana Webb Field | Mar 13 | Nov 13 | 245 |
| W Memphis | Mar 19 | Nov 10 | 236 |
| Waldron | Apr 8 | Oct 28 | 203 |
| Warren 2 WSW | Mar 20 | Nov 11 | 236 |
| West Memphis Municipal Airport | Mar 16 | Nov 11 | 240 |
| Winslow 7 NE | Apr 5 | Nov 5 | 214 |
| Wynne | Mar 23 | Nov 7 | 229 |
Each date is the median: in half of years the frost comes earlier, in half later. Frost here means a low of 32°F or colder at the station. Low spots and valleys often frost a week or two earlier than these dates; hillsides and city centers later.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. The Field almanac also shows how often frost comes early or late, and a reanalysis reading for your exact location.