Jonesboro, AR 72467 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jonesboro, AR?
Around 04/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 216 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 215 frost-free days later.
Jonesboro 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Jonesboro 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
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/15 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 Jonesboro compares
At roughly 215 frost-free days, Jonesboro places 14,016 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 451 of 687.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Jonesboro can differ from the 72467 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Jonesboro's frost date answer different questions.