Williford, AR 72482 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Williford, AR?
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 210 frost-free days later.
Williford 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 Williford before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/04 isn't a guarantee
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Williford compares
At roughly 210 frost-free days, Williford places 15,133 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 542 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Williford can differ from the 72482 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Williford's frost date answer different questions.