When to plant in Hot Springs, AR

Planting dates worked out from Hot Springs's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Apr 9

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 21

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 11

1 year in 10 by Oct 27

Frost-free days

234

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Hot Springs 1 Nne · 1.2 km away · station 191 m, town 182 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 12 – Feb 26	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 3
Sweet pepper	Jan 29 – Feb 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 8
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 17 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 2
Peas	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Apr 3
Bush beans	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	May 22
Carrot	—	Feb 28 – Apr 11	Apr 29
Beet	—	Feb 21 – Apr 4	Apr 12
Potato	—	Feb 28 – Mar 21	May 9
Kale	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 5
Broccoli	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 14	Apr 22
Cucumber	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 29
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 24
Winter squash	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 28
Sweet corn	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jun 1
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 21 – Mar 14	May 22
Garlic	—	Oct 28 – Nov 25 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Mar 17
Basil	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 5

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Hot Springs's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1888	Mar 30
1889	Mar 12
1890	Mar 16
1891	Apr 6
1893	Apr 15
1907	Apr 9
1908	Apr 30
1910	Apr 26
1912	Mar 25
1913	Mar 28
1914	Apr 9
1915	Mar 31
1916	Mar 16
1930	Mar 30
1931	Mar 10
1932	Mar 23
1933	Mar 21
1934	Mar 28
1935	Mar 7
1936	Apr 3
1937	Apr 8
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 7
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Mar 31
1943	Mar 22
1944	Mar 30
1945	Apr 5
1946	Mar 9
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 13
1949	Mar 19
1950	Apr 6
1951	Mar 15
1952	Mar 23
1953	Mar 6
1954	Mar 16
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 20
1957	Apr 13
1958	Mar 20
1959	Mar 22
1960	Mar 26
1961	Feb 25
1962	Apr 3
1963	Mar 6
1964	Mar 30
1965	Mar 27
1966	Mar 25
1967	Mar 18
1968	Mar 24
1969	Mar 13
1970	Mar 15
1971	Mar 26
1972	Mar 5
1973	Apr 11
1974	Mar 26
1975	Apr 6
1976	Feb 24
1977	Mar 22
1978	Mar 27
1979	Apr 5
1980	Apr 14
1981	Mar 9
1982	Apr 6
1983	Apr 15
1984	Mar 12
1985	Mar 5
1986	Mar 22
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 19
1989	Apr 12
1990	Mar 27
1991	Mar 30
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 19
1994	Apr 8
1995	Mar 10
1996	Mar 27
1997	Mar 16
1998	Mar 14
1999	Mar 27
2000	Mar 13
2001	Mar 18
2002	Mar 27
2003	Apr 10
2005	Apr 2
2006	Apr 10
2007	Apr 9
2008	Apr 15
2009	Mar 14
2010	Mar 5
2011	Feb 12
2012	Feb 14
2013	Mar 27
2014	Mar 18
2015	Mar 10
2016	Mar 21
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 8
2019	Mar 7
2022	Mar 13
2023	Mar 20
2024	Mar 19
2025	Feb 24
2026	Mar 17

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1888	207
1889	250
1891	196
1893	194
1907	186
1910	178
1912	221
1914	221
1915	228
1916	218
1930	212
1931	266
1933	231
1934	239
1935	259
1936	214
1937	197
1938	196
1939	206
1940	212
1941	223
1942	224
1943	230
1944	236
1945	230
1946	252
1947	228
1948	254
1949	226
1950	212
1951	231
1952	211
1954	230
1955	218
1956	233
1957	196
1958	251
1959	228
1960	224
1961	256
1962	219
1963	252
1964	234
1965	247
1967	230
1968	229
1969	245
1970	245
1971	225
1973	212
1974	233
1975	221
1976	253
1977	205
1978	235
1979	219
1980	198
1981	228
1982	211
1983	222
1984	244
1985	259
1986	234
1987	219
1988	242
1989	189
1990	213
1991	216
1992	216
1993	222
1994	235
1995	238
1996	220
1997	243
1998	241
1999	210
2000	241
2001	246
2002	234
2003	227
2005	205
2006	185
2007	211
2008	214
2009	261
2010	245
2011	290
2012	283
2013	230
2014	238
2015	257
2017	226
2018	215
2019	238
2022	243
2023	224
2024	253
2025	257

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1889	22.3 °C
1891	22.1 °C
1892	21.8 °C
1893	23.5 °C
1907	21.7 °C
1908	22.9 °C
1910	22.1 °C
1911	24.8 °C
1912	23.8 °C
1914	24.8 °C
1915	23.8 °C
1916	24.5 °C
1930	24.7 °C
1931	23.9 °C
1932	25.9 °C
1933	25.0 °C
1934	26.1 °C
1935	24.5 °C
1936	26.0 °C
1937	25.3 °C
1938	25.2 °C
1939	23.9 °C
1940	22.1 °C
1941	24.8 °C
1942	23.6 °C
1943	25.6 °C
1944	24.6 °C
1945	23.7 °C
1946	24.0 °C
1947	24.8 °C
1948	24.8 °C
1949	23.9 °C
1950	22.9 °C
1951	24.2 °C
1952	24.9 °C
1953	24.7 °C
1954	26.3 °C
1955	24.8 °C
1956	24.9 °C
1957	24.0 °C
1958	24.1 °C
1959	23.9 °C
1960	24.4 °C
1961	22.7 °C
1962	24.3 °C
1963	24.6 °C
1964	24.7 °C
1965	24.8 °C
1966	23.2 °C
1967	23.1 °C
1968	23.3 °C
1969	24.1 °C
1970	24.6 °C
1971	23.8 °C
1972	23.9 °C
1973	22.8 °C
1974	22.4 °C
1975	22.7 °C
1976	22.0 °C
1977	24.8 °C
1978	24.2 °C
1979	22.2 °C
1980	25.1 °C
1981	23.4 °C
1982	23.6 °C
1983	23.4 °C
1984	23.0 °C
1985	24.1 °C
1986	24.7 °C
1987	24.8 °C
1988	24.0 °C
1989	21.6 °C
1990	23.1 °C
1991	24.3 °C
1992	22.6 °C
1993	23.8 °C
1994	22.6 °C
1995	23.7 °C
1996	23.4 °C
1997	23.2 °C
1998	25.3 °C
1999	23.3 °C
2000	24.6 °C
2001	24.8 °C
2002	23.9 °C
2003	22.5 °C
2005	23.8 °C
2006	24.5 °C
2007	23.4 °C
2008	22.8 °C
2009	22.4 °C
2010	24.8 °C
2011	24.5 °C
2012	25.3 °C
2013	23.4 °C
2014	22.3 °C
2015	24.1 °C
2017	23.9 °C
2018	24.6 °C
2019	24.6 °C
2022	25.0 °C
2023	25.6 °C
2024	24.8 °C
2025	24.8 °C
2026	25.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1888, Hot Springs's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Hot Springs 1 Nne (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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