Sherrill, AR 72168 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sherrill, AR?
Around 03/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 205 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 235 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sherrill 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 Sherrill before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Sherrill's last frost
03/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sherrill compares
About 235 days separate Sherrill's last and first frost, putting it 9,675 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 162 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Sherrill's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Sherrill can differ from the 72168 normal.