Manila, AR 72442 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Manila, AR?
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Manila 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 Manila before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Manila compares
At roughly 229 frost-free days, Manila places 10,586 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 256 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Manila can differ from the 72442 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Manila's frost date answer different questions.