Patterson, AR 72123 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Patterson, AR?
Around 03/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 207 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 227 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Patterson 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Patterson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Patterson's last frost
03/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Patterson compares
At roughly 227 frost-free days, Patterson places 11,063 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 296 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Patterson can differ from the 72123 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Patterson's frost date answer different questions.