Chester, AR 72934 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Chester, AR, ZIP 72934
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/09, roughly 224 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 201 frost-free days later.
Chester 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
Zone 7b around Chester 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 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 Chester compares
About 201 days separate Chester's last and first frost, putting it 17,677 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 608 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Chester can differ from the 72934 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Chester's frost date answer different questions.