Wilmot, AR 71676 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wilmot, AR, ZIP 71676
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/14, about 198 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 241 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wilmot in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Wilmot has about 11 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wilmot compares
Wilmot's growing season runs about 241 days, ranking 8,617 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 81 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Wilmot's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Wilmot can differ from the 71676 normal.