Greenwood, AR 72918 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Greenwood, AR?
Around 03/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 209 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 224 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Greenwood, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Greenwood before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/25 isn't a guarantee
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Greenwood compares
About 224 days separate Greenwood's last and first frost, putting it 11,803 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 336 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Greenwood's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Greenwood's dates instead of trusting one.