Dierks, AR 71971 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dierks, AR?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/26, roughly 210 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 235 frost-free days later.
Dierks 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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Dierks before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/26 isn't a guarantee
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. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dierks compares
About 235 days separate Dierks's last and first frost, putting it 9,629 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 145 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Dierks's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Dierks can differ from the 71971 normal.