Bull Shoals, AR 72619 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bull Shoals, AR, ZIP 72619
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/02, roughly 217 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 212 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bull Shoals in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 7b around Bull Shoals has about 9 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bull Shoals compares
Bull Shoals's growing season runs about 212 days, ranking 14,619 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 505 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Bull Shoals's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Bull Shoals can differ from the 72619 normal.