Huttig, AR 71747 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Huttig, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 226 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Huttig 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Huttig before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Huttig's last frost
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Huttig compares
At roughly 226 frost-free days, Huttig places 11,279 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 313 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Huttig can differ from the 71747 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Huttig's frost date answer different questions.