Tollette, AR 71831 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tollette, AR?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/26, roughly 210 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 227 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tollette in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Tollette 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
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tollette compares
About 227 days separate Tollette's last and first frost, putting it 11,069 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 298 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Tollette's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Tollette's dates instead of trusting one.