When to plant in London, AR

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 14

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 31

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 3

1 year in 10 by Oct 23

Frost-free days

216

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Dardanelle · 13.1 km away · station 113 m, town 116 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 17 – Mar 3	Apr 14 – Apr 28	Jun 8
Sweet pepper	Feb 3 – Feb 17	Apr 14 – Apr 28	Jun 13
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 27 – Feb 3	Mar 3 – Mar 17	Apr 12
Peas	—	Feb 17 – Mar 17	Apr 13
Bush beans	—	Apr 7 – Apr 28	May 27
Carrot	—	Mar 10 – Apr 21	May 9
Beet	—	Mar 3 – Apr 14	Apr 22
Potato	—	Mar 10 – Mar 31	May 19
Kale	Jan 20 – Feb 3	Mar 3 – Mar 17	Apr 15
Broccoli	Jan 20 – Feb 3	Mar 3 – Mar 24	May 2
Cucumber	Mar 17 – Mar 24	Apr 14 – Apr 28	Jun 3
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 17 – Mar 24	Apr 14 – Apr 28	May 29
Winter squash	Mar 17 – Mar 24	Apr 14 – Apr 28	Jul 3
Sweet corn	—	Apr 7 – Apr 28	Jun 6
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 3 – Mar 24	Jun 1
Garlic	—	Oct 20 – Nov 17 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 17 – Mar 17	Mar 27
Basil	Mar 3 – Mar 17	Apr 14 – Apr 28	Jun 10

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London'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
1911	Mar 17
1912	Mar 25
1913	Mar 27
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 3
1916	Apr 9
1918	Mar 18
1919	Mar 9
1920	Apr 5
1921	Mar 29
1922	Mar 11
1923	Mar 30
1924	Apr 2
1925	Mar 4
1926	Apr 1
1927	Mar 22
1928	Apr 10
1929	Mar 10
1930	Mar 30
1931	Mar 29
1932	Mar 14
1933	Mar 21
1934	Mar 20
1935	Mar 7
1936	Apr 7
1937	Apr 6
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 7
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Mar 28
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 5
1945	Apr 5
1946	Mar 9
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 14
1950	Apr 16
1951	Apr 17
1953	Apr 19
1954	Apr 1
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 20
1957	Apr 13
1958	Mar 20
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 4
1961	Apr 18
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 27
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 6
1967	Mar 18
1968	Apr 5
1969	Mar 28
1970	Apr 3
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 4
1976	Mar 17
1977	Mar 23
1978	Mar 27
1979	Apr 5
1983	Apr 19
1984	Mar 11
1985	Apr 9
1986	Mar 22
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 30
1989	Apr 11
1990	Apr 7
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 15
1994	Apr 7
1995	Apr 1
1996	Apr 7
1997	Apr 14
1998	Mar 22
1999	Mar 26
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 1
2002	Mar 27
2003	Apr 10
2005	Mar 17
2006	Mar 25
2007	Apr 8
2008	Apr 14
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 23
2011	Apr 5
2012	Mar 10
2013	Apr 5
2014	Mar 30
2015	Mar 8
2016	Mar 25
2017	Mar 15
2018	Apr 16
2019	Apr 2
2020	Apr 15
2021	Apr 2
2022	Apr 9
2023	Mar 20
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
1911	229
1912	221
1913	207
1914	200
1915	225
1916	194
1919	248
1922	254
1923	206
1924	205
1925	229
1926	217
1927	239
1928	223
1929	226
1930	207
1931	216
1932	205
1933	231
1934	236
1935	257
1936	210
1937	191
1938	196
1939	206
1940	211
1941	224
1942	182
1943	184
1944	229
1945	212
1946	253
1947	224
1948	217
1950	202
1951	198
1953	200
1954	211
1955	218
1956	233
1957	195
1958	231
1959	205
1960	198
1961	190
1962	201
1963	215
1964	193
1965	211
1966	196
1967	223
1968	202
1969	213
1970	216
1971	209
1972	226
1973	213
1974	219
1975	223
1976	214
1977	232
1978	225
1983	206
1984	244
1985	212
1986	234
1987	198
1988	231
1989	191
1990	198
1991	215
1992	216
1993	226
1994	201
1995	216
1996	194
1997	196
1998	233
1999	211
2000	182
2001	207
2002	224
2003	227
2005	222
2006	201
2007	212
2008	196
2009	232
2010	219
2011	218
2012	231
2013	221
2014	215
2015	250
2016	232
2017	226
2018	207
2019	212
2020	200
2021	216
2022	192
2023	224
2024	203
2025	233

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1911	23.5 °C
1912	22.9 °C
1913	23.3 °C
1914	23.5 °C
1915	22.9 °C
1916	23.6 °C
1917	23.0 °C
1919	23.7 °C
1920	23.0 °C
1921	24.0 °C
1922	24.9 °C
1923	24.1 °C
1924	23.7 °C
1925	25.9 °C
1926	23.1 °C
1927	24.1 °C
1928	23.3 °C
1929	24.6 °C
1930	24.9 °C
1931	23.7 °C
1932	24.8 °C
1933	24.3 °C
1934	25.2 °C
1935	23.5 °C
1936	25.4 °C
1937	24.6 °C
1938	24.4 °C
1939	24.6 °C
1940	23.3 °C
1941	24.7 °C
1942	23.8 °C
1943	25.3 °C
1944	24.4 °C
1945	23.7 °C
1946	24.3 °C
1947	24.5 °C
1948	23.7 °C
1950	22.8 °C
1951	23.7 °C
1953	24.3 °C
1954	25.7 °C
1955	24.3 °C
1956	24.0 °C
1957	23.4 °C
1958	23.6 °C
1959	23.6 °C
1960	23.3 °C
1961	22.0 °C
1962	23.5 °C
1963	24.0 °C
1964	24.0 °C
1965	23.9 °C
1966	22.8 °C
1967	22.4 °C
1968	22.9 °C
1969	23.6 °C
1970	23.9 °C
1971	23.1 °C
1972	23.8 °C
1973	22.9 °C
1974	22.7 °C
1975	23.0 °C
1976	22.2 °C
1977	24.5 °C
1978	23.7 °C
1983	23.4 °C
1984	23.2 °C
1985	23.9 °C
1986	24.3 °C
1987	24.0 °C
1988	23.4 °C
1989	22.5 °C
1990	23.6 °C
1991	23.8 °C
1992	22.3 °C
1993	23.0 °C
1994	22.6 °C
1995	23.2 °C
1996	23.0 °C
1997	22.8 °C
1998	25.1 °C
1999	23.5 °C
2000	23.9 °C
2001	24.2 °C
2002	23.9 °C
2003	23.5 °C
2005	24.1 °C
2006	24.4 °C
2007	23.8 °C
2008	22.9 °C
2009	22.9 °C
2010	25.1 °C
2011	24.8 °C
2012	25.4 °C
2013	23.3 °C
2014	22.6 °C
2015	23.9 °C
2016	23.9 °C
2017	23.2 °C
2018	23.9 °C
2019	24.0 °C
2020	22.8 °C
2021	23.3 °C
2022	24.3 °C
2023	24.0 °C
2024	24.2 °C
2025	24.1 °C
2026	25.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1911, London'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 Dardanelle (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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