Stephens, AR 71764 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stephens, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 218 frost-free days later.
Stephens sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Stephens 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
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Stephens compares
Stephens's growing season runs about 218 days, ranking 13,314 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 439 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Stephens's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Stephens's dates instead of trusting one.