Garland, AR 71839 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Garland, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/19, about 203 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 238 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Garland 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Garland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Garland's last frost
03/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Garland compares
Garland's growing season runs about 238 days, ranking 9,051 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 122 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Garland's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Garland can differ from the 71839 normal.