White Hall, AR 71602 Frost Dates
When can you plant in White Hall, AR?
Around 03/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 198 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/16, about 245 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for White Hall, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in White Hall before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How White Hall compares
About 245 days separate White Hall's last and first frost, putting it 8,013 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 51 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in White Hall can differ from the 71602 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and White Hall's frost date answer different questions.