Vandervoort, AR 71937 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Vandervoort, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 201 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vandervoort 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Vandervoort 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
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vandervoort compares
About 201 days separate Vandervoort's last and first frost, putting it 17,685 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 609 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Vandervoort's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Vandervoort's dates instead of trusting one.