Clinton, AR 72141 Frost Dates
Clinton, AR: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/30, about 214 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/02, roughly 219 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clinton in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 9 weeks until Clinton's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/30 isn't a guarantee
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/11 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/15 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Clinton against the rest of the dataset
Clinton's growing season runs about 219 days, ranking 13,030 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 422 of 687.
Learn more
Before leaning on 72141's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Clinton's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Clinton can differ from the 72141 normal.