Rose Bud, AR 72137 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Rose Bud, AR?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 222 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rose Bud 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 Rose Bud before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Rose Bud's last frost
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 Rose Bud compares
Rose Bud's growing season runs about 222 days, ranking 12,329 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 396 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Rose Bud's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Rose Bud's dates instead of trusting one.