North Little Rock, AR 72116 Frost Dates
When can you plant in North Little Rock, AR?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/16, roughly 200 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/16, about 245 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 North Little Rock compares
At roughly 245 frost-free days, North Little Rock places 7,961 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 36 of 687.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in North Little Rock can differ from the 72116 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and North Little Rock's frost date answer different questions.