Cave Springs, AR 72718 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cave Springs, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/12, about 227 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 195 frost-free days later.
Cave Springs 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Cave Springs before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Cave Springs compares
Cave Springs's growing season runs about 195 days, ranking 19,247 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 647 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Cave Springs's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Cave Springs's dates instead of trusting one.