Greenland, AR 72741 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Greenland, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 188 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Greenland, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Greenland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Greenland compares
At roughly 188 frost-free days, Greenland places 22,100 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 680 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Greenland's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Greenland's dates instead of trusting one.