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Enola, AR 72047 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Enola, AR, ZIP 72047

Zone 8a

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/02, roughly 217 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 215 frost-free days later.

Enola 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

Zone 8a around Enola 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 Enola compares

Enola's growing season runs about 215 days, ranking 14,183 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 472 of 687.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Enola's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Enola's dates instead of trusting one.