Conway, AR 72032 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Conway, AR, ZIP 72032
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 215 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Conway, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Conway has about 9 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 04/02 isn't a guarantee
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Conway compares
About 215 days separate Conway's last and first frost, putting it 14,017 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 452 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Conway can differ from the 72032 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Conway's frost date answer different questions.