Lincoln, AR 72744 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lincoln, AR, ZIP 72744
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 188 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lincoln compares
About 188 days separate Lincoln's last and first frost, putting it 22,062 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AR, it ranks 675 of 687.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Lincoln's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Lincoln's dates instead of trusting one.