Caddo Valley, AR 71929 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Caddo Valley, AR, ZIP 71929
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/20, roughly 204 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 234 frost-free days later.
Caddo Valley 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
Zone 8a around Caddo Valley has about 11 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 03/20 isn't a guarantee
03/20 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. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Caddo Valley compares
Caddo Valley's growing season runs about 234 days, ranking 9,793 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 190 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Caddo Valley can differ from the 71929 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Caddo Valley's frost date answer different questions.