Widener, AR 72394 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Widener, AR?
Around 03/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 207 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 231 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Widener 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 Widener before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Widener's last frost
03/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/03 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 Widener compares
About 231 days separate Widener's last and first frost, putting it 10,277 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 224 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Widener can differ from the 72394 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Widener's frost date answer different questions.