Conway, AR 72034 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Conway, AR?
Around 04/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 217 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 215 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Conway 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 Conway 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
04/02 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
At roughly 215 frost-free days, Conway places 14,018 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 453 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Conway's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Conway's dates instead of trusting one.