Greenwood, AR 72936 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Greenwood, AR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/25, about 209 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 224 frost-free days later.
Greenwood 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
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 11,805 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 338 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Greenwood's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Greenwood can differ from the 72936 normal.