Trumann, AR 72472 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Trumann, AR, ZIP 72472
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/23, about 207 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 230 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Trumann 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
Zone 8a around Trumann has about 10 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 03/23 isn't a guarantee
03/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Trumann compares
Trumann's growing season runs about 230 days, ranking 10,369 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 231 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Trumann's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Trumann's dates instead of trusting one.