Bryant, AR 72022 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bryant, AR, ZIP 72022
Around 03/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 208 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 229 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bryant 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
Zone 8a around Bryant 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bryant compares
Bryant's growing season runs about 229 days, ranking 10,555 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 250 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bryant can differ from the 72022 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Bryant's frost date answer different questions.