Marvell, AR 72366 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Marvell, AR?
Around 03/17 is the usual last spring frost, about 201 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 238 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Marvell 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Marvell before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Marvell's last frost
03/17 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. 04/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Marvell compares
At roughly 238 frost-free days, Marvell places 9,011 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 110 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Marvell's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Marvell can differ from the 72366 normal.