Concord, AR 72550 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Concord, AR, ZIP 72550
Around 04/09 is the usual last spring frost, about 224 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 198 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Concord, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Concord has about 8 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 04/09 isn't a guarantee
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Concord compares
About 198 days separate Concord's last and first frost, putting it 18,549 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 619 of 687.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Concord can differ from the 72550 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Concord's frost date answer different questions.