Pocahontas, AR 72455 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pocahontas, AR, ZIP 72455
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 214 frost-free days later.
Pocahontas sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 7b around Pocahontas has about 9 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 03/31 isn't a guarantee
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pocahontas compares
About 214 days separate Pocahontas's last and first frost, putting it 14,245 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 488 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Pocahontas's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Pocahontas can differ from the 72455 normal.