Belleville, AR 72824 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Belleville, AR?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 215 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Belleville in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Belleville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Belleville compares
About 215 days separate Belleville's last and first frost, putting it 14,186 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 475 of 687.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Belleville can differ from the 72824 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Belleville's frost date answer different questions.