When to plant in Kensett, AR

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 16

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 30

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 4

1 year in 10 by Oct 23

Frost-free days

216

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Searcy · 6.0 km away · station 70 m, town 68 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 10
Sweet pepper	Feb 5 – Feb 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 15
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 26 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 11
Peas	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Apr 12
Bush beans	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	May 29
Carrot	—	Mar 9 – Apr 20	May 8
Beet	—	Mar 2 – Apr 13	Apr 21
Potato	—	Mar 9 – Mar 30	May 18
Kale	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 16	Apr 14
Broccoli	Jan 19 – Feb 2	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 1
Cucumber	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 5
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	May 31
Winter squash	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jul 5
Sweet corn	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	Jun 8
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 2 – Mar 23	May 31
Garlic	—	Oct 21 – Nov 18 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 16 – Mar 16	Mar 26
Basil	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 12

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Kensett'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
1893	Mar 19
1894	Mar 30
1916	Mar 17
1918	Apr 13
1919	Mar 19
1920	Apr 5
1921	Apr 18
1922	Mar 12
1924	Apr 2
1925	Mar 27
1926	Apr 16
1927	Mar 24
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 10
1930	Mar 31
1931	Apr 22
1933	Mar 21
1934	Mar 29
1935	Mar 17
1936	Apr 7
1937	Apr 6
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 7
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 1
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 5
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 14
1949	Mar 21
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 6
1953	Apr 19
1954	Apr 2
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 25
1957	Apr 13
1958	Mar 21
1959	Mar 23
1960	Mar 26
1961	Mar 10
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 7
1964	Mar 30
1966	Mar 29
1967	Mar 18
1968	Apr 6
1969	Mar 30
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 2
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 4
1976	Mar 17
1977	Mar 23
1978	Mar 27
1979	Apr 5
1980	Apr 15
1981	Mar 20
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 20
1984	Mar 11
1985	Apr 9
1986	Mar 22
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 19
1989	Apr 11
1990	Apr 8
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 18
1994	Apr 7
1995	Apr 1
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 14
1998	Mar 22
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 10
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 6
2004	Mar 12
2005	Mar 18
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 9
2008	Mar 25
2009	Mar 13
2010	Mar 6
2011	Apr 6
2012	Mar 10
2013	Mar 28
2014	Apr 16
2015	Mar 29
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 16
2019	Apr 2
2020	Mar 7
2021	Apr 21
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 27
2025	Mar 21
2026	Mar 17

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1916	217
1918	201
1919	238
1920	220
1924	204
1926	191
1927	237
1928	202
1929	227
1930	213
1931	191
1933	231
1934	227
1935	245
1936	210
1937	199
1938	196
1939	204
1940	208
1941	223
1942	207
1943	207
1944	235
1945	212
1946	251
1947	224
1948	217
1949	224
1950	203
1951	198
1952	192
1953	192
1954	210
1955	209
1956	228
1957	196
1958	230
1959	227
1960	208
1961	230
1962	201
1963	239
1964	234
1966	217
1967	230
1968	201
1969	219
1970	189
1971	209
1972	206
1973	208
1974	195
1975	223
1976	214
1977	203
1978	225
1979	211
1980	192
1981	217
1982	197
1983	205
1984	236
1985	209
1986	234
1987	190
1988	242
1989	191
1990	200
1991	215
1992	217
1993	223
1994	202
1995	216
1996	204
1997	191
1999	188
2000	180
2001	180
2002	214
2004	257
2005	221
2006	209
2007	211
2008	216
2009	257
2010	237
2011	217
2012	242
2013	229
2014	198
2015	237
2016	235
2017	225
2018	207
2019	212
2020	239
2023	223
2024	246
2025	233

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1916	23.2 °C
1918	23.7 °C
1919	23.1 °C
1920	22.5 °C
1921	24.3 °C
1924	22.0 °C
1925	25.1 °C
1926	23.7 °C
1927	23.5 °C
1928	22.2 °C
1929	22.9 °C
1930	23.7 °C
1931	22.6 °C
1932	23.7 °C
1933	23.4 °C
1934	24.1 °C
1935	22.8 °C
1936	24.9 °C
1937	24.0 °C
1938	24.1 °C
1939	24.1 °C
1940	22.5 °C
1941	24.0 °C
1942	23.0 °C
1943	24.1 °C
1944	23.6 °C
1945	23.0 °C
1946	23.7 °C
1947	24.0 °C
1948	24.0 °C
1949	23.1 °C
1950	22.0 °C
1951	23.2 °C
1952	24.1 °C
1953	23.9 °C
1954	25.1 °C
1955	23.8 °C
1956	23.7 °C
1957	23.4 °C
1958	23.2 °C
1959	23.8 °C
1960	23.8 °C
1961	22.7 °C
1962	24.1 °C
1963	24.1 °C
1964	24.3 °C
1966	22.4 °C
1967	22.4 °C
1968	22.7 °C
1969	23.3 °C
1970	23.4 °C
1971	23.1 °C
1972	23.7 °C
1973	23.1 °C
1974	22.7 °C
1975	22.9 °C
1976	22.2 °C
1977	24.7 °C
1978	23.8 °C
1979	22.6 °C
1980	25.2 °C
1981	24.0 °C
1982	22.8 °C
1983	23.2 °C
1984	22.7 °C
1985	23.8 °C
1986	24.6 °C
1987	24.8 °C
1988	24.1 °C
1989	22.9 °C
1990	23.9 °C
1991	24.3 °C
1992	23.1 °C
1993	23.6 °C
1994	23.3 °C
1995	23.9 °C
1996	23.9 °C
1999	22.6 °C
2000	22.6 °C
2001	22.8 °C
2002	22.6 °C
2003	23.7 °C
2004	23.2 °C
2005	24.6 °C
2006	24.3 °C
2007	23.9 °C
2008	23.2 °C
2009	22.7 °C
2010	25.4 °C
2011	24.6 °C
2012	24.8 °C
2013	22.8 °C
2014	22.7 °C
2015	24.2 °C
2016	24.5 °C
2017	23.9 °C
2018	24.4 °C
2019	24.5 °C
2020	23.3 °C
2021	23.3 °C
2022	24.1 °C
2023	24.1 °C
2024	24.3 °C
2025	24.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Kensett's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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