Ravenden Springs, AR 72460 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ravenden Springs, AR, ZIP 72460
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/31, roughly 215 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 214 frost-free days later.
Ravenden Springs 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 Ravenden Springs 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 Ravenden Springs compares
Ravenden Springs's growing season runs about 214 days, ranking 14,389 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 498 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Ravenden Springs's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Ravenden Springs can differ from the 72460 normal.