Maynard, AR 72444 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Maynard, AR, ZIP 72444
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 214 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Maynard in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 7b around Maynard 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Maynard compares
At roughly 214 frost-free days, Maynard places 14,354 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 492 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Maynard can differ from the 72444 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Maynard's frost date answer different questions.