Strawberry, AR 72524 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Strawberry, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/27, about 211 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 224 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 Strawberry, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Strawberry 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
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Strawberry compares
Strawberry's growing season runs about 224 days, ranking 11,955 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 355 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Strawberry's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Strawberry can differ from the 72524 normal.