Viola, AR 72515 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Viola, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 204 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Viola, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Viola 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
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Viola compares
About 204 days separate Viola's last and first frost, putting it 16,741 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 575 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Viola can differ from the 72515 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Viola's frost date answer different questions.