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Hazen, AR 72066 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Hazen, AR?

Zone 8a

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.

Hazen 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

About 11 weeks of growing season left in Hazen 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

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

About 247 days separate Hazen's last and first frost, putting it 7,854 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 16 of 687.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Hazen's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Hazen can differ from the 72066 normal.