Minturn, AR 72445 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Minturn, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/27, about 211 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 224 frost-free days later.
Minturn 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Minturn before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Minturn's last frost
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Minturn compares
About 224 days separate Minturn's last and first frost, putting it 11,979 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 369 of 687.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Minturn can differ from the 72445 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Minturn's frost date answer different questions.