St. Paul, AR 72721 Frost Dates
When can you plant in St. Paul, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/05, about 220 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 211 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts St. Paul 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in St. Paul before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around St. Paul's last frost
04/05 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. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How St. Paul compares
About 211 days separate St. Paul's last and first frost, putting it 14,905 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 528 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around St. Paul's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in St. Paul can differ from the 72721 normal.