Jacksonville, AR 72076 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Jacksonville, AR, ZIP 72076
Around 03/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 200 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/16, about 245 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jacksonville 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
Zone 8a around Jacksonville 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 03/16 isn't a guarantee
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jacksonville compares
Jacksonville's growing season runs about 245 days, ranking 7,976 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 47 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Jacksonville's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Jacksonville can differ from the 72076 normal.