North Little Rock, AR 72053 Frost Dates
When can you plant in North Little Rock, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/21, about 205 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 234 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts North Little Rock 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 11 weeks of growing season left in North Little Rock before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around North Little Rock's last frost
03/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How North Little Rock compares
North Little Rock's growing season runs about 234 days, ranking 9,690 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 177 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and North Little Rock's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around North Little Rock's dates instead of trusting one.