Earle, AR 72331 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Earle, AR, ZIP 72331
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/16, about 200 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 242 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Earle 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 Earle has about 11 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Earle compares
Earle's growing season runs about 242 days, ranking 8,373 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 70 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Earle's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Earle can differ from the 72331 normal.