When to plant in Yellville, AR

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

Safe to plant out

May 4

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 15

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 20

1 year in 10 by Oct 8

Frost-free days

184

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Gilbert · 26.6 km away · station 185 m, town 191 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	Mar 9 – Mar 23	May 4 – May 18	Jun 28
Sweet pepper	Feb 23 – Mar 9	May 4 – May 18	Jul 3
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 11 – Feb 18	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Apr 27
Peas	—	Mar 4 – Apr 1	Apr 28
Bush beans	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jun 16
Carrot	—	Mar 25 – May 6	May 24
Beet	—	Mar 18 – Apr 29	May 7
Potato	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	Jun 3
Kale	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Apr 30
Broccoli	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Mar 18 – Apr 8	May 17
Cucumber	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jun 23
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jun 18
Winter squash	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jul 23
Sweet corn	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jun 26
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 18 – Apr 8	Jun 16
Garlic	—	Oct 6 – Nov 3 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 4 – Apr 1	Apr 11
Basil	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 4 – May 18	Jun 30

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Yellville'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
1937	Apr 27
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 22
1940	Apr 21
1941	Apr 6
1942	Apr 2
1943	Apr 21
1944	Apr 17
1945	Apr 8
1946	Apr 13
1947	Apr 17
1948	Apr 3
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 26
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1954	May 4
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 23
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 12
1959	Apr 23
1960	May 1
1961	Apr 18
1962	Apr 16
1963	Apr 24
1964	Apr 15
1965	Apr 29
1966	Apr 21
1967	May 3
1968	Apr 24
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 14
1971	Apr 15
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 28
1974	Apr 25
1975	Apr 20
1976	May 4
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 27
1979	Apr 28
1980	Apr 16
1981	Apr 6
1982	Apr 24
1983	Apr 25
1984	Apr 24
1985	Apr 9
1986	Apr 22
1989	May 7
1990	Apr 12
1991	Apr 10
1992	May 8
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 16
1995	Apr 5
1996	Apr 16
1997	May 13
1998	Apr 11
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 21
2001	Apr 17
2002	Apr 6
2003	Apr 12
2004	Apr 14
2005	May 3
2006	Apr 10
2007	Apr 16
2010	Apr 9
2011	Apr 18
2012	Mar 11
2013	May 5
2014	May 2
2015	Apr 5
2016	Apr 10
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 17
2019	Apr 3
2020	Apr 18
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 10
2023	Apr 17
2024	Apr 22
2025	Apr 7
2026	Mar 29

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1937	170
1938	193
1939	161
1940	143
1941	204
1942	177
1943	177
1944	174
1945	209
1946	172
1947	201
1948	191
1949	190
1950	191
1951	192
1952	169
1954	178
1955	189
1956	167
1957	186
1958	197
1959	178
1960	171
1961	179
1962	190
1963	187
1964	173
1965	165
1966	168
1967	148
1968	177
1969	196
1970	178
1971	201
1972	193
1973	184
1974	173
1975	158
1976	154
1977	188
1978	162
1979	159
1980	178
1981	195
1983	149
1984	159
1985	179
1986	174
1989	139
1990	189
1991	179
1992	153
1993	182
1994	192
1995	198
1996	177
1997	153
1998	193
1999	164
2000	167
2001	181
2002	190
2003	197
2004	208
2005	173
2011	184
2012	211
2013	172
2014	182
2015	216
2016	215
2017	222
2018	187
2019	202
2020	180
2021	195
2022	186
2023	196
2024	176
2025	206

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1937	21.2 °C
1938	22.2 °C
1939	22.1 °C
1940	20.1 °C
1941	22.1 °C
1942	21.4 °C
1943	21.9 °C
1944	21.2 °C
1945	20.6 °C
1946	21.6 °C
1947	22.2 °C
1948	21.7 °C
1950	20.1 °C
1951	21.0 °C
1952	21.4 °C
1953	22.3 °C
1954	24.4 °C
1955	22.4 °C
1956	22.2 °C
1957	22.0 °C
1958	21.9 °C
1959	22.3 °C
1960	21.9 °C
1961	20.8 °C
1962	21.8 °C
1963	22.5 °C
1964	22.1 °C
1965	21.9 °C
1966	21.0 °C
1967	20.6 °C
1968	21.2 °C
1969	21.9 °C
1970	22.3 °C
1971	21.5 °C
1972	21.9 °C
1973	21.0 °C
1974	20.6 °C
1975	21.1 °C
1976	20.3 °C
1977	23.3 °C
1978	22.8 °C
1979	21.1 °C
1980	22.9 °C
1981	21.6 °C
1983	21.3 °C
1984	21.1 °C
1985	21.6 °C
1986	22.2 °C
1988	22.2 °C
1989	20.7 °C
1990	22.4 °C
1991	22.7 °C
1992	20.1 °C
1993	21.9 °C
1994	21.7 °C
1996	21.9 °C
1997	20.7 °C
1998	23.5 °C
1999	22.4 °C
2001	22.7 °C
2002	22.2 °C
2003	21.6 °C
2004	21.1 °C
2005	22.2 °C
2006	22.5 °C
2007	22.6 °C
2009	21.2 °C
2010	23.2 °C
2011	22.0 °C
2012	22.9 °C
2013	21.0 °C
2014	20.8 °C
2015	21.4 °C
2016	22.0 °C
2017	21.1 °C
2018	22.3 °C
2019	22.0 °C
2020	21.3 °C
2021	20.9 °C
2022	21.9 °C
2023	21.6 °C
2024	21.7 °C
2025	21.1 °C
2026	22.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1937, Yellville's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 Gilbert (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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