Hazen, AR 72064 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hazen, AR, ZIP 72064
Around 03/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 195 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 247 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 Hazen, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Hazen has about 11 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 03/11 isn't a guarantee
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hazen compares
Hazen's growing season runs about 247 days, ranking 7,853 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 15 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Hazen can differ from the 72064 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Hazen's frost date answer different questions.