Russellville, AR 72802 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Russellville, AR, ZIP 72802
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/29, roughly 213 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 219 frost-free days later.
Russellville sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 8a around Russellville has about 9 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 03/29 isn't a guarantee
03/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Russellville compares
Russellville's growing season runs about 219 days, ranking 12,969 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 416 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Russellville's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Russellville's dates instead of trusting one.