Shannon Hills, AR 72103 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Shannon Hills, AR?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/21, roughly 205 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 234 frost-free days later.
Shannon Hills 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 Shannon Hills before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/21 isn't a guarantee
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 Shannon Hills compares
At roughly 234 frost-free days, Shannon Hills places 9,733 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 183 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Shannon Hills's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Shannon Hills can differ from the 72103 normal.