St. Paul, AR 72776 Frost Dates
When can you plant in St. Paul, AR?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/13, roughly 228 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 199 frost-free days later.
St. Paul sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 9 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
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How St. Paul compares
St. Paul's growing season runs about 199 days, ranking 18,234 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 617 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and St. Paul's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around St. Paul's dates instead of trusting one.