Frost Dates for 72160 — Stuttgart, Arkansas

Half of springs at Stuttgart 9 ESE, AR see their last 32°F night by March 11; only one in ten is past it by February 21, and one in ten still has one after March 31. Planting tender crops after March 18 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 24 20%, and after March 31 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 92% of the 105 Arkansas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 17 in half of years, as early as October 31 one year in ten, and holds off past December 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 19, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 250 days in a typical year, the longest of the 105 Arkansas stations; it reaches 275 days one year in ten and falls short of 224 one year in ten. On average 50 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 12 days longer, to about March 23, and return around November 5. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 97% of winters and 16°F in 48%.

July is the warmest month at Stuttgart 9 ESE, AR, averaging 91°F by day and 73°F at night; January is the coldest at 50°F and 33°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From April to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 74% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,652 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 91% of the 105 Arkansas stations. 40% of them (2,266) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,003. Precipitation totals 50.7 inches a year, most in April (6.0") and least in September (2.8"); May to September bring 35% of it.

The nearest other station, Saint Charles, AR, 25 miles east of Stuttgart, has a last frost 6 days later (March 17), a first frost 7 days earlier (November 10), a season 12 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 9 of 27 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Stuttgart 9 ESE, AR, 6.9 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 72160 is 7 miles from Stuttgart 9 ESE, AR, which stands at 198 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 72160 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.