Caraway, AR 72419 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Caraway, AR, ZIP 72419
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.
Caraway 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
Zone 8a around Caraway 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 Caraway compares
Caraway's growing season runs about 229 days, ranking 10,627 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 260 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Caraway's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Caraway can differ from the 72419 normal.