Jasper, AR 72856 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Jasper, AR, ZIP 72856
Around 04/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 222 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 211 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jasper 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
Zone 7b around Jasper has about 10 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.
The actual range around Jasper's last frost
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jasper compares
Jasper's growing season runs about 211 days, ranking 14,844 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AR, it ranks 523 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Jasper's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Jasper's dates instead of trusting one.