Jericho, AR 72325 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jericho, AR?
Around 03/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 200 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 242 frost-free days later.
Jericho sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Jericho before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/16 isn't a guarantee
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jericho compares
About 242 days separate Jericho's last and first frost, putting it 8,419 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 79 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Jericho's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Jericho can differ from the 72325 normal.