Tennessee Frost Dates

Tennessee has 148 NOAA weather stations with freeze records in the 1991–2020 climate normals. The typical last spring frost ranges from March 16 at Memphis Intl Ap to May 22 at Mt Leconte; at half the stations it has come by April 7. The first fall frost typically arrives between October 1 at Mt Leconte and November 16 at Memphis Intl Ap, with a median of October 29.

The growing season between the typical frosts runs from 132 days at Mt Leconte to 244 days at Memphis Intl Ap; 203 days at the median station.

Every station in Tennessee

Typical dates have a 50% chance of a frost after them in spring, and before them in fall; safer dates, 10%. A garden can differ from its nearest station, especially in a valley or on a hillside: see why your garden may differ.

Tennessee: freeze (32 °F) dates by NOAA station, 1991–2020 normals
Station	Elevation	Last frost	Safer	First frost	Safer	Season (days)
Alamo 1 N	330 ft	Mar 28	Apr 12	Nov 4	Oct 22	220
Allardt	1,645 ft	Apr 17	May 7	Oct 23	Oct 9	188
Ames Plantation	460 ft	Apr 1	Apr 17	Nov 3	Oct 21	217
Ardmore	885 ft	Mar 30	Apr 14	Nov 4	Oct 23	223
Athens	940 ft	Apr 6	Apr 24	Oct 31	Oct 20	208
Bethpage 1 S	560 ft	Apr 16	May 2	Oct 23	Oct 10	189
Big Sandy	365 ft	Apr 8	Apr 23	Oct 29	Oct 14	202
Bolivar Wtr Wks	455 ft	Apr 3	Apr 19	Oct 30	Oct 17	210
Brentwood	707 ft	Apr 15	May 4	Oct 26	Oct 13	193
Bristol Tri City Ap	1,500 ft	Apr 16	May 5	Oct 24	Oct 11	190
Brownsville	330 ft	Mar 29	Apr 15	Nov 5	Oct 24	221
Byrdstown	880 ft	Apr 12	Apr 30	Oct 25	Oct 13	196
Camden	423 ft	Apr 3	Apr 17	Nov 1	Oct 19	214
Carthage	515 ft	Apr 10	Apr 27	Oct 29	Oct 17	201
Centerville 4ne	740 ft	Apr 11	Apr 28	Oct 27	Oct 14	199
Centerville Water Pl	660 ft	Apr 11	Apr 27	Oct 24	Oct 12	196
Charlotte	694 ft	Apr 11	Apr 30	Oct 26	Oct 15	198
Chattanooga Lovell Ap	671 ft	Mar 24	Apr 8	Nov 9	Oct 27	230
Cheatham L&D	392 ft	Apr 9	Apr 27	Nov 1	Oct 20	206
Christiana 5w	750 ft	Apr 14	Apr 30	Oct 25	Oct 11	192
Clarksville No.2	496 ft	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 30	Oct 17	203
Clarksville Outlaw Ap	560 ft	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 28	Oct 15	204
Clarksville Wwtp	402 ft	Apr 3	Apr 20	Nov 1	Oct 20	212
Cleveland Fltr Plt	842 ft	Apr 6	Apr 21	Oct 30	Oct 18	206
Coalmont	1,856 ft	Apr 21	May 10	Oct 20	Oct 7	182
Collierville	300 ft	Mar 29	Apr 15	Nov 3	Oct 22	220
Columbia 3 Wnw	650 ft	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 27	Oct 16	199
Cookeville	1,090 ft	Apr 14	Apr 30	Oct 25	Oct 12	195
Covington 3 Sw	385 ft	Mar 27	Apr 11	Nov 4	Oct 23	222
Crossville 7 Nw	1,913 ft	Apr 20	May 9	Oct 20	Oct 8	185
Crossville Ed & Research	1,810 ft	Apr 19	May 7	Oct 22	Oct 8	185
Crossville Mem Ap	1,867 ft	Apr 16	May 5	Oct 23	Oct 12	189
Dayton 2se	822 ft	Apr 4	Apr 22	Oct 31	Oct 19	208
Decatur 7ne	750 ft	Apr 10	Apr 28	Oct 27	Oct 14	199
Decaturville	495 ft	Apr 4	Apr 20	Oct 30	Oct 17	208
Dickson	780 ft	Apr 13	Apr 30	Oct 25	Oct 12	195
Dover 1 W	475 ft	Apr 4	Apr 21	Oct 31	Oct 18	210
Dresden	450 ft	Apr 3	Apr 20	Nov 1	Oct 21	212
Dyersburg Iii Golf	300 ft	Mar 28	Apr 15	Nov 2	Oct 20	221
Dyersburg	300 ft	Mar 31	Apr 14	Nov 6	Oct 23	224
Elizabethton	1,487 ft	Apr 19	May 7	Oct 24	Oct 10	187
Erwin 1 W	1,720 ft	Apr 21	May 11	Oct 23	Oct 11	183
Fairview Bowie Nat Ctr	860 ft	Apr 7	Apr 23	Oct 31	Oct 18	209
Fall Creek Falls Sp	1,790 ft	Apr 21	May 9	Oct 19	Oct 5	180
Fayetteville Wtp	742 ft	Apr 7	Apr 22	Oct 28	Oct 13	201
Franklin Sewage Plt	655 ft	Apr 3	Apr 20	Oct 31	Oct 18	210
Gainesboro	487 ft	Apr 20	May 6	Oct 22	Oct 8	183
Gatlinburg 2 Sw	1,454 ft	Apr 17	May 2	Oct 25	Oct 12	189
Germantown 4se	320 ft	Mar 22	Apr 9	Nov 7	Oct 26	230
Gladeville	600 ft	Apr 16	Apr 30	Oct 21	Oct 7	187
Goodlettsville 7wnw	820 ft	Apr 7	Apr 26	Oct 28	Oct 15	204
Greeneville Exp Stn	1,320 ft	Apr 20	May 8	Oct 22	Oct 8	185
Hartsville	511 ft	Apr 12	Apr 29	Oct 26	Oct 13	196
Henderson 4 W	460 ft	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 25	Oct 12	200
Hohenwald	980 ft	Apr 5	Apr 23	Nov 1	Oct 18	210
Huntingdon Wtp	440 ft	Apr 2	Apr 18	Oct 31	Oct 19	211
Jackson 4 Ne	430 ft	Apr 4	Apr 21	Oct 30	Oct 18	208
Jackson Exp Stn	400 ft	Apr 2	Apr 18	Oct 29	Oct 16	207
Jackson Mckellar Ap	433 ft	Apr 5	Apr 21	Oct 29	Oct 16	207
Jamestown	1,690 ft	Apr 20	May 8	Oct 22	Oct 10	183
Jefferson City	1,108 ft	Apr 24	May 13	Oct 17	Oct 6	175
Kingsport	1,284 ft	Apr 9	Apr 25	Oct 29	Oct 15	203
Kingston Springs	517 ft	Apr 13	Apr 30	Oct 25	Oct 12	195
Kingston	814 ft	Apr 3	Apr 20	Nov 4	Oct 23	215
Knoxville Exp Stn	830 ft	Apr 11	Apr 29	Oct 28	Oct 13	198
Knoxville Mcghee Tyson Ap	962 ft	Apr 1	Apr 17	Nov 2	Oct 21	215
Lafayette	975 ft	Apr 3	Apr 21	Nov 1	Oct 20	213
Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina	630 ft	Apr 3	Apr 18	Nov 4	Oct 22	215
Lancing 6 Nw	1,520 ft	Apr 21	May 12	Oct 17	Oct 4	177
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	870 ft	Apr 8	Apr 26	Oct 31	Oct 18	204
Lebanon 7 N	510 ft	Apr 10	Apr 29	Oct 30	Oct 18	202
Lebanon	525 ft	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 28	Oct 15	206
Lenoir City	785 ft	Apr 5	Apr 21	Nov 1	Oct 20	210
Lewisburg Exp Stn	787 ft	Apr 14	Apr 30	Oct 22	Oct 9	192
Lexington	540 ft	Apr 5	Apr 21	Oct 30	Oct 18	208
Linden Wtp	505 ft	Apr 12	Apr 25	Oct 25	Oct 14	197
Livingston Radio Wliv	975 ft	Apr 12	Apr 30	Oct 25	Oct 12	195
Lobelville	445 ft	Apr 13	Apr 28	Oct 24	Oct 13	195
Lookout Mtn-Point Park	2,110 ft	Mar 31	Apr 18	Nov 6	Oct 24	219
Lynchburg	810 ft	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 25	Oct 12	192
Manchester #2	1,070 ft	Apr 13	Apr 30	Oct 24	Oct 11	192
Martin U Of T Branch E	340 ft	Apr 4	Apr 21	Oct 28	Oct 15	204
Mc Minnville	940 ft	Apr 7	Apr 23	Oct 30	Oct 16	203
Memphis Intl Ap	254 ft	Mar 16	Apr 4	Nov 16	Nov 2	244
Memphis Wfo	310 ft	Mar 29	Apr 13	Nov 5	Oct 25	223
Milan Exp Stn	415 ft	Apr 4	Apr 21	Oct 28	Oct 15	206
Monteagle	1,850 ft	Apr 10	Apr 27	Oct 28	Oct 15	201
Monterey	1,860 ft	Apr 10	Apr 28	Oct 30	Oct 16	203
Montgomery Bell Sp	600 ft	Apr 16	May 2	Oct 26	Oct 13	193
Morristown Radio Wcrk	1,344 ft	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 28	Oct 16	201
Morristown Wfo	1,320 ft	Mar 31	Apr 18	Nov 4	Oct 22	217
Moscow	335 ft	Mar 29	Apr 16	Nov 3	Oct 21	219
Mousetail Landing Sp	450 ft	Apr 7	Apr 20	Oct 29	Oct 17	206
Mt Leconte	6,493 ft	May 22	Jun 11	Oct 1	Sep 15	132
Mt Pleasant 1n	778 ft	Apr 5	Apr 21	Oct 28	Oct 14	204
Mtn City 2	2,419 ft	Apr 27	May 15	Oct 14	Oct 3	170
Murfreesboro 5 N	535 ft	Apr 9	Apr 26	Oct 27	Oct 15	202
Nashville Berry Fld	560 ft	Apr 4	Apr 21	Oct 31	Oct 20	209
Nashville Intl Ap	600 ft	Mar 31	Apr 16	Nov 3	Oct 22	217
Neapolis Res & Edu Stn	700 ft	Apr 5	Apr 22	Oct 29	Oct 16	208
Newcomb	1,014 ft	Apr 18	May 3	Oct 24	Oct 11	187
Newfound Gap	5,040 ft	May 3	May 17	Oct 15	Oct 1	162
Newport 1 Nw	1,036 ft	Apr 7	Apr 23	Oct 29	Oct 17	203
Norris	1,110 ft	Apr 22	May 9	Oct 25	Oct 11	184
Oak Ridge Asos	910 ft	Mar 31	Apr 15	Nov 4	Oct 22	218
Oak Ridge Atdd	905 ft	Apr 5	Apr 19	Nov 1	Oct 19	210
Old Hickory Dam	460 ft	Apr 11	Apr 26	Oct 29	Oct 18	200
Old Hickory Wfo	590 ft	Apr 1	Apr 17	Nov 4	Oct 23	216
Oneida	1,440 ft	Apr 23	May 12	Oct 18	Oct 5	177
Paris 2 Se	443 ft	Apr 7	Apr 22	Oct 31	Oct 19	206
Parsons Wtp	410 ft	Apr 5	Apr 20	Oct 29	Oct 16	208
Pickett Sp	1,625 ft	Apr 25	May 12	Oct 19	Oct 5	175
Pikeville	864 ft	Apr 11	Apr 28	Oct 25	Oct 12	197
Portland Sewage Plt	794 ft	Apr 5	Apr 19	Nov 1	Oct 21	210
Pulaski Wwtp	644 ft	Apr 14	Apr 28	Oct 24	Oct 12	193
Ripley	400 ft	Mar 26	Apr 14	Nov 6	Oct 25	227
Roan Mtn 3sw	2,923 ft	Apr 30	May 16	Oct 12	Oct 1	165
Rock Island Sp	880 ft	Apr 6	Apr 22	Oct 30	Oct 17	207
Rockwood 2	767 ft	Apr 8	Apr 26	Oct 31	Oct 18	203
Rogersville 1 Ne	1,355 ft	Apr 14	May 3	Oct 24	Oct 11	192
Samburg Wr	310 ft	Apr 3	Apr 19	Nov 1	Oct 17	211
Savannah 6 Sw	420 ft	Mar 31	Apr 15	Nov 1	Oct 18	212
Selmer	470 ft	Apr 6	Apr 20	Oct 30	Oct 18	206
Sevierville	899 ft	Apr 6	Apr 21	Oct 29	Oct 16	205
Sewanee	1,928 ft	Apr 2	Apr 18	Nov 4	Oct 22	216
Shelby Bottoms Nature	405 ft	Apr 1	Apr 16	Oct 31	Oct 18	213
Shelbyville Water Dept	760 ft	Apr 7	Apr 23	Oct 29	Oct 16	204
Smithville 2 Se	890 ft	Apr 18	May 2	Oct 22	Oct 10	187
Smyrna 6s	550 ft	Apr 13	May 4	Oct 21	Oct 8	189
Soddy Daisy-Mowbray Mtn	1,700 ft	Apr 7	Apr 28	Oct 29	Oct 13	203
Sparta Wastewater Plant	905 ft	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 23	Oct 11	191
Spring City	755 ft	Apr 11	May 1	Oct 29	Oct 16	200
Springfield Exp Stn	745 ft	Apr 9	Apr 28	Oct 28	Oct 14	201
Tazewell	1,365 ft	Apr 23	May 11	Oct 19	Oct 8	177
Tellico Plains	910 ft	Apr 13	Apr 29	Oct 24	Oct 10	193
Tennessee Ridge	722 ft	Apr 7	Apr 24	Nov 3	Oct 21	211
Thompson Stn	775 ft	Apr 3	Apr 22	Nov 1	Oct 20	211
Townsend 5s	1,893 ft	Apr 20	May 10	Oct 22	Oct 9	185
Tullahoma	1,022 ft	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 30	Oct 18	207
Union City	350 ft	Apr 3	Apr 19	Oct 29	Oct 17	208
Warner Park	625 ft	Apr 6	Apr 25	Nov 1	Oct 19	208
Wartrace 6e	1,014 ft	Apr 1	Apr 18	Nov 2	Oct 20	214
Waverly Ap	749 ft	Apr 2	Apr 21	Nov 4	Oct 22	218
Waynesboro	750 ft	Apr 14	Apr 30	Oct 24	Oct 12	192
White House	820 ft	Apr 7	Apr 23	Oct 30	Oct 16	206
Whitwell-Sequatchie Vly	1,020 ft	Mar 26	Apr 13	Nov 8	Oct 25	228
Winchester 5se	941 ft	Apr 6	Apr 25	Oct 29	Oct 16	204
Woodbury 1 Wnw	750 ft	Apr 17	May 2	Oct 21	Oct 8	184

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Questions

When is the last frost in Tennessee?

It depends on where you are. The typical last spring frost at Tennessee's NOAA stations ranges from March 16 to May 22, and half of them have had it by April 7. Enter your ZIP code above for the station nearest you.

When is the first frost in Tennessee?

Typically between October 1 and November 16, depending on the station; the median is October 29. Plan fall crops back from your own station's date.

What do "typical" and "safer" mean?

With the typical (50%) last-frost date, half of years still have a frost after it. With the safer (10%) date, only one year in ten does. In fall it's the other way around: the safer date is the earlier one.

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal, by station: freeze dates at 32 °F)

Tennessee Frost Dates

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