Osceola, AR 72316 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Osceola, AR, ZIP 72316
Around 03/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 207 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 229 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Osceola 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
Zone 8a around Osceola 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.
Why 03/23 isn't a guarantee
03/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Osceola compares
About 229 days separate Osceola's last and first frost, putting it 10,567 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 252 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Osceola's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Osceola's dates instead of trusting one.