Cabot, AR 72023 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cabot, AR, ZIP 72023
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/04, roughly 219 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 209 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cabot in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Cabot has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/04 isn't a guarantee
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cabot compares
At roughly 209 frost-free days, Cabot places 15,150 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 544 of 687.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Cabot's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Cabot can differ from the 72023 normal.