Mount Vernon, AR 72136 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mount Vernon, AR?
Around 03/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 211 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 228 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon 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
03/27 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. 04/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mount Vernon compares
About 228 days separate Mount Vernon's last and first frost, putting it 10,928 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 283 of 687.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Mount Vernon can differ from the 72136 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Mount Vernon's frost date answer different questions.