Concord, AR 72530 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Concord, AR?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 222 frost-free days later.
Concord sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Concord before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/31 isn't a guarantee
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Concord compares
At roughly 222 frost-free days, Concord places 12,357 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AR, it ranks 400 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Concord can differ from the 72530 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Concord's frost date answer different questions.