Quitman, AR 72131 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Quitman, AR, ZIP 72131
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 222 frost-free days later.
Quitman 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
Zone 8a around Quitman has about 10 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Quitman compares
About 222 days separate Quitman's last and first frost, putting it 12,313 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 393 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Quitman's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Quitman's dates instead of trusting one.