Cale, AR 71864 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cale, AR, ZIP 71864
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/29, roughly 213 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 224 frost-free days later.
Cale sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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
Zone 8b around Cale has about 10 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.
Why 03/29 isn't a guarantee
03/29 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. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cale compares
About 224 days separate Cale's last and first frost, putting it 11,981 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 371 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Cale's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Cale can differ from the 71864 normal.