Avoca, AR 72716 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Avoca, AR, ZIP 72716
Around 04/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 227 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 195 frost-free days later.
Avoca sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
Zone 7a around Avoca has about 8 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 04/12 isn't a guarantee
04/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Avoca compares
Avoca's growing season runs about 195 days, ranking 19,333 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 650 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Avoca's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Avoca can differ from the 72716 normal.