Tennessee Frost Dates

Average last spring and first fall frost for Tennessee cities, based on 1991–2020 climate normals. Click a city for its full planting guide.

City	Last spring frost	First fall frost	Season	Zone
Nashville	Apr 1	Oct 31	213 days	7b
Memphis	Mar 16	Nov 16	245 days	8a
Knoxville	Apr 11	Oct 28	200 days	7b

All Tennessee station records (145)

Every NOAA weather station in Tennessee with complete 1991–2020 frost normals — pick the one nearest you (similar elevation matters more than plain distance).

Alamo 1 N Mar 28 · Nov 4
Allardt Apr 17 · Oct 23
Ames Plantation Apr 1 · Nov 3
Ardmore Mar 30 · Nov 4
Athens Apr 6 · Oct 31
Bethpage 1 S Apr 16 · Oct 23
Big Sandy Apr 8 · Oct 29
Bolivar Wtr Wks Apr 3 · Oct 30
Brentwood Apr 15 · Oct 26
Bristol Tri City Airport Apr 16 · Oct 24
Brownsville Mar 29 · Nov 5
Byrdstown Apr 12 · Oct 25
Camden Apr 3 · Nov 1
Carthage Apr 10 · Oct 29
Centerville 4NE Apr 11 · Oct 27
Centerville Water Pl Apr 11 · Oct 24
Charlotte Apr 11 · Oct 26
Chattanooga Lovell Airport Mar 24 · Nov 9
Cheatham L&d Apr 9 · Nov 1
Christiana 5W Apr 14 · Oct 25
Clarksville No.2 Apr 10 · Oct 30
Clarksville Outlaw Airport Apr 6 · Oct 28
Clarksville Wwtp Apr 3 · Nov 1
Cleveland Fltr Plt Apr 6 · Oct 30
Coalmont Apr 21 · Oct 20
Collierville Mar 29 · Nov 3
Columbia 3 WNW Apr 10 · Oct 27
Cookeville Apr 14 · Oct 25
Covington 3 SW Mar 27 · Nov 4
Crossville 7 NW Apr 20 · Oct 20
Crossville Ed & Research Apr 19 · Oct 22
Crossville Mem Airport Apr 16 · Oct 23
Dayton 2SE Apr 4 · Oct 31
Decatur 7NE Apr 10 · Oct 27
Decaturville Apr 4 · Oct 30
Dickson Apr 13 · Oct 25
Dover 1 W Apr 4 · Oct 31
Dresden Apr 3 · Nov 1
Dyersburg Mar 31 · Nov 6
Dyersburg III Golf Mar 28 · Nov 2
Elizabethton Apr 19 · Oct 24
Erwin 1 W Apr 21 · Oct 23
Fairview Bowie Nat Ctr Apr 7 · Oct 31
Fall Creek Falls Sp Apr 21 · Oct 19
Fayetteville Wtp Apr 7 · Oct 28
Franklin Sewage Plt Apr 3 · Oct 31
Gainesboro Apr 20 · Oct 22
Gatlinburg 2 SW Apr 17 · Oct 25
Germantown 4SE Mar 22 · Nov 7
Gladeville Apr 16 · Oct 21
Goodlettsville 7WNW Apr 7 · Oct 28
Greeneville Exp Stn Apr 20 · Oct 22
Hartsville Apr 12 · Oct 26
Henderson 4 W Apr 10 · Oct 25
Hohenwald Apr 5 · Nov 1
Huntingdon Wtp Apr 2 · Oct 31
Jackson 4 NE Apr 4 · Oct 30
Jackson Exp Stn Apr 2 · Oct 29
Jackson Mckellar Airport Apr 5 · Oct 29
Jamestown Apr 20 · Oct 22
Jefferson City Apr 24 · Oct 17
Kingsport Apr 9 · Oct 29
Kingston Apr 3 · Nov 4
Kingston Springs Apr 13 · Oct 25
Knoxville Mcghee Tyson Airport Apr 1 · Nov 2
Lafayette Apr 3 · Nov 1
Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina Apr 3 · Nov 4
Lancing 6 NW Apr 21 · Oct 17
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt Apr 8 · Oct 31
Lebanon Apr 6 · Oct 28
Lebanon 7 N Apr 10 · Oct 30
Lenoir City Apr 5 · Nov 1
Lewisburg Exp Stn Apr 14 · Oct 22
Lexington Apr 5 · Oct 30
Linden Wtp Apr 12 · Oct 25
Livingston Radio Wliv Apr 12 · Oct 25
Lobelville Apr 13 · Oct 24
Lookout Mtn-Point Park Mar 31 · Nov 6
Lynchburg Apr 15 · Oct 25
Manchester #2 Apr 13 · Oct 24
Martin U Of T Branch E Apr 4 · Oct 28
Mc Minnville Apr 7 · Oct 30
Memphis Wfo Mar 29 · Nov 5
Milan Exp Stn Apr 4 · Oct 28
Monteagle Apr 10 · Oct 28
Monterey Apr 10 · Oct 30
Montgomery Bell Sp Apr 16 · Oct 26
Morristown Radio Wcrk Apr 10 · Oct 28
Morristown Wfo Mar 31 · Nov 4
Moscow Mar 29 · Nov 3
Mousetail Landing Sp Apr 7 · Oct 29
Mt Leconte May 22 · Oct 1
Mt Pleasant 1N Apr 5 · Oct 28
Mtn City 2 Apr 27 · Oct 14
Murfreesboro 5 N Apr 9 · Oct 27
Nashville Berry Field Apr 4 · Oct 31
Nashville International Airport Mar 31 · Nov 3
Neapolis Reservoir & Edu Stn Apr 5 · Oct 29
Newcomb Apr 18 · Oct 24
Newfound Gap May 3 · Oct 15
Newport 1 NW Apr 7 · Oct 29
Norris Apr 22 · Oct 25
Oak Ridge Asos Mar 31 · Nov 4
Oak Ridge Atdd Apr 5 · Nov 1
Old Hickory Dam Apr 11 · Oct 29
Old Hickory Wfo Apr 1 · Nov 4
Oneida Apr 23 · Oct 18
Paris 2 SE Apr 7 · Oct 31
Parsons Wtp Apr 5 · Oct 29
Pickett Sp Apr 25 · Oct 19
Pikeville Apr 11 · Oct 25
Portland Sewage Plt Apr 5 · Nov 1
Pulaski Wwtp Apr 14 · Oct 24
Ripley Mar 26 · Nov 6
Roan Mtn 3SW Apr 30 · Oct 12
Rock Island Sp Apr 6 · Oct 30
Rockwood 2 Apr 8 · Oct 31
Rogersville 1 NE Apr 14 · Oct 24
Samburg Wr Apr 3 · Nov 1
Savannah 6 SW Mar 31 · Nov 1
Selmer Apr 6 · Oct 30
Sevierville Apr 6 · Oct 29
Sewanee Apr 2 · Nov 4
Shelbyville Water Dept Apr 7 · Oct 29
Smithville 2 SE Apr 18 · Oct 22
Smyrna 6S Apr 13 · Oct 21
Soddy Daisy-Mowbray Mtn Apr 7 · Oct 29
Sparta Wastewater Plant Apr 15 · Oct 23
Spring City Apr 11 · Oct 29
Springfield Exp Stn Apr 9 · Oct 28
Tazewell Apr 23 · Oct 19
Tellico Plains Apr 13 · Oct 24
Tennessee Ridge Apr 7 · Nov 3
Thompson Stn Apr 3 · Nov 1
Townsend 5S Apr 20 · Oct 22
Tullahoma Apr 6 · Oct 30
Union City Apr 3 · Oct 29
Warner Park Apr 6 · Nov 1
Wartrace 6E Apr 1 · Nov 2
Waverly Airport Apr 2 · Nov 4
Waynesboro Apr 14 · Oct 24
White House Apr 7 · Oct 30
Whitwell-Sequatchie Vly Mar 26 · Nov 8
Winchester 5SE Apr 6 · Oct 29
Woodbury 1 WNW Apr 17 · Oct 21

Not sure which station to trust? Use the ZIP code lookup for the quick answer, or pick the station whose terrain most resembles your garden.

Planning a Tennessee garden around these dates

Count back from the last spring frost to schedule indoor seed starting (the seed starting scheduler automates it), plant hardy crops in the weeks before the date, and hold tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, squash, basil — until after it. In fall, the first frost date is the deadline: crops must mature before it, which is what our planting calendar counts backwards for you. Crop-by-crop timing for every USDA zone lives under when to plant.