Last frost dates in Tennessee
148 NOAA weather stations in Tennessee have thirty years of frost records. The median station sees its last 32 °F night around Apr 7; across the state that ranges from Mar 16 to May 22, so pick the station nearest you rather than a state-wide figure.
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| MEMPHIS INTL AP | Mar 16 | Apr 4 | Feb 27 | Nov 16 | 244 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GERMANTOWN 4SE | Mar 22 | Apr 9 | Mar 5 | Nov 7 | 230 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CHATTANOOGA LOVELL AP | Mar 24 | Apr 8 | Mar 6 | Nov 9 | 230 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RIPLEY | Mar 26 | Apr 14 | Mar 8 | Nov 6 | 227 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WHITWELL-SEQUATCHIE VLY | Mar 26 | Apr 13 | Mar 6 | Nov 8 | 228 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| COVINGTON 3 SW | Mar 27 | Apr 11 | Mar 8 | Nov 4 | 222 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ALAMO 1 N | Mar 28 | Apr 12 | Mar 11 | Nov 4 | 220 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DYERSBURG III GOLF | Mar 28 | Apr 15 | Mar 10 | Nov 2 | 221 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BROWNSVILLE | Mar 29 | Apr 15 | Mar 9 | Nov 5 | 221 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| COLLIERVILLE | Mar 29 | Apr 15 | Mar 9 | Nov 3 | 220 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MEMPHIS WFO | Mar 29 | Apr 13 | Mar 9 | Nov 5 | 223 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MOSCOW | Mar 29 | Apr 16 | Mar 9 | Nov 3 | 219 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ARDMORE | Mar 30 | Apr 14 | Mar 9 | Nov 4 | 223 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DYERSBURG | Mar 31 | Apr 14 | Mar 12 | Nov 6 | 224 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LOOKOUT MTN-POINT PARK | Mar 31 | Apr 18 | Mar 15 | Nov 6 | 219 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MORRISTOWN WFO | Mar 31 | Apr 18 | Mar 14 | Nov 4 | 217 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NASHVILLE INTL AP | Mar 31 | Apr 16 | Mar 13 | Nov 3 | 217 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OAK RIDGE ASOS | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Mar 11 | Nov 4 | 218 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SAVANNAH 6 SW | Mar 31 | Apr 15 | Mar 13 | Nov 1 | 212 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| AMES PLANTATION | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Mar 12 | Nov 3 | 217 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AP | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Mar 14 | Nov 2 | 215 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OLD HICKORY WFO | Apr 1 | Apr 17 | Mar 17 | Nov 4 | 216 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SHELBY BOTTOMS NATURE | Apr 1 | Apr 16 | Mar 16 | Oct 31 | 213 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WARTRACE 6E | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | Mar 15 | Nov 2 | 214 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HUNTINGDON WTP | Apr 2 | Apr 18 | Mar 16 | Oct 31 | 211 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| JACKSON EXP STN | Apr 2 | Apr 18 | Mar 16 | Oct 29 | 207 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SEWANEE | Apr 2 | Apr 18 | Mar 16 | Nov 4 | 216 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WAVERLY AP | Apr 2 | Apr 21 | Mar 13 | Nov 4 | 218 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BOLIVAR WTR WKS | Apr 3 | Apr 19 | Mar 17 | Oct 30 | 210 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CAMDEN | Apr 3 | Apr 17 | Mar 16 | Nov 1 | 214 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLARKSVILLE WWTP | Apr 3 | Apr 20 | Mar 19 | Nov 1 | 212 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DRESDEN | Apr 3 | Apr 20 | Mar 18 | Nov 1 | 212 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FRANKLIN SEWAGE PLT | Apr 3 | Apr 20 | Mar 17 | Oct 31 | 210 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| KINGSTON | Apr 3 | Apr 20 | Mar 16 | Nov 4 | 215 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LAFAYETTE | Apr 3 | Apr 21 | Mar 18 | Nov 1 | 213 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LANCASTER EDGAR EVINS MARINA | Apr 3 | Apr 18 | Mar 18 | Nov 4 | 215 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SAMBURG WR | Apr 3 | Apr 19 | Mar 17 | Nov 1 | 211 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| THOMPSON STN | Apr 3 | Apr 22 | Mar 17 | Nov 1 | 211 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| UNION CITY | Apr 3 | Apr 19 | Mar 18 | Oct 29 | 208 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DAYTON 2SE | Apr 4 | Apr 22 | Mar 18 | Oct 31 | 208 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DECATURVILLE | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Mar 17 | Oct 30 | 208 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DOVER 1 W | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Mar 17 | Oct 31 | 210 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| JACKSON 4 NE | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Mar 18 | Oct 30 | 208 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MARTIN U OF T BRANCH E | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Mar 20 | Oct 28 | 204 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MILAN EXP STN | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Mar 17 | Oct 28 | 206 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NASHVILLE BERRY FLD | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Mar 19 | Oct 31 | 209 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HOHENWALD | Apr 5 | Apr 23 | Mar 19 | Nov 1 | 210 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| JACKSON MCKELLAR AP | Apr 5 | Apr 21 | Mar 19 | Oct 29 | 207 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LENOIR CITY | Apr 5 | Apr 21 | Mar 19 | Nov 1 | 210 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LEXINGTON | Apr 5 | Apr 21 | Mar 17 | Oct 30 | 208 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MT PLEASANT 1N | Apr 5 | Apr 21 | Mar 18 | Oct 28 | 204 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NEAPOLIS RES & EDU STN | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Mar 17 | Oct 29 | 208 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OAK RIDGE ATDD | Apr 5 | Apr 19 | Mar 19 | Nov 1 | 210 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PARSONS WTP | Apr 5 | Apr 20 | Mar 17 | Oct 29 | 208 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PORTLAND SEWAGE PLT | Apr 5 | Apr 19 | Mar 21 | Nov 1 | 210 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ATHENS | Apr 6 | Apr 24 | Mar 20 | Oct 31 | 208 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLARKSVILLE OUTLAW AP | Apr 6 | Apr 23 | Mar 20 | Oct 28 | 204 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLEVELAND FLTR PLT | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Mar 20 | Oct 30 | 206 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LEBANON | Apr 6 | Apr 23 | Mar 20 | Oct 28 | 206 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ROCK ISLAND SP | Apr 6 | Apr 22 | Mar 22 | Oct 30 | 207 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SELMER | Apr 6 | Apr 20 | Mar 19 | Oct 30 | 206 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SEVIERVILLE | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Mar 23 | Oct 29 | 205 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TULLAHOMA | Apr 6 | Apr 23 | Mar 21 | Oct 30 | 207 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WARNER PARK | Apr 6 | Apr 25 | Mar 19 | Nov 1 | 208 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WINCHESTER 5SE | Apr 6 | Apr 25 | Mar 19 | Oct 29 | 204 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FAIRVIEW BOWIE NAT CTR | Apr 7 | Apr 23 | Mar 20 | Oct 31 | 209 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FAYETTEVILLE WTP | Apr 7 | Apr 22 | Mar 19 | Oct 28 | 201 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GOODLETTSVILLE 7WNW | Apr 7 | Apr 26 | Mar 23 | Oct 28 | 204 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MC MINNVILLE | Apr 7 | Apr 23 | Mar 20 | Oct 30 | 203 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MOUSETAIL LANDING SP | Apr 7 | Apr 20 | Mar 19 | Oct 29 | 206 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NEWPORT 1 NW | Apr 7 | Apr 23 | Mar 23 | Oct 29 | 203 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PARIS 2 SE | Apr 7 | Apr 22 | Mar 23 | Oct 31 | 206 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SHELBYVILLE WATER DEPT | Apr 7 | Apr 23 | Mar 19 | Oct 29 | 204 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SODDY DAISY-MOWBRAY MTN | Apr 7 | Apr 28 | Mar 20 | Oct 29 | 203 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TENNESSEE RIDGE | Apr 7 | Apr 24 | Mar 24 | Nov 3 | 211 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WHITE HOUSE | Apr 7 | Apr 23 | Mar 21 | Oct 30 | 206 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BIG SANDY | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Mar 23 | Oct 29 | 202 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LAWRENCEBURG FILT PLT | Apr 8 | Apr 26 | Mar 19 | Oct 31 | 204 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ROCKWOOD 2 | Apr 8 | Apr 26 | Mar 22 | Oct 31 | 203 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CHEATHAM L&D | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Mar 22 | Nov 1 | 206 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| KINGSPORT | Apr 9 | Apr 25 | Mar 25 | Oct 29 | 203 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MURFREESBORO 5 N | Apr 9 | Apr 26 | Mar 22 | Oct 27 | 202 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SPRINGFIELD EXP STN | Apr 9 | Apr 28 | Mar 22 | Oct 28 | 201 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CARTHAGE | Apr 10 | Apr 27 | Mar 26 | Oct 29 | 201 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLARKSVILLE NO.2 | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Mar 26 | Oct 30 | 203 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| COLUMBIA 3 WNW | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Mar 26 | Oct 27 | 199 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DECATUR 7NE | Apr 10 | Apr 28 | Mar 24 | Oct 27 | 199 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HENDERSON 4 W | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Mar 26 | Oct 25 | 200 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LEBANON 7 N | Apr 10 | Apr 29 | Mar 22 | Oct 30 | 202 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MONTEAGLE | Apr 10 | Apr 27 | Mar 26 | Oct 28 | 201 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MONTEREY | Apr 10 | Apr 28 | Mar 23 | Oct 30 | 203 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MORRISTOWN RADIO WCRK | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Mar 25 | Oct 28 | 201 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CENTERVILLE 4NE | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Mar 25 | Oct 27 | 199 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CENTERVILLE WATER PL | Apr 11 | Apr 27 | Mar 22 | Oct 24 | 196 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CHARLOTTE | Apr 11 | Apr 30 | Mar 25 | Oct 26 | 198 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| KNOXVILLE EXP STN | Apr 11 | Apr 29 | Mar 26 | Oct 28 | 198 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OLD HICKORY DAM | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Mar 26 | Oct 29 | 200 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PIKEVILLE | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Mar 24 | Oct 25 | 197 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SPRING CITY | Apr 11 | May 1 | Mar 27 | Oct 29 | 200 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BYRDSTOWN | Apr 12 | Apr 30 | Mar 28 | Oct 25 | 196 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HARTSVILLE | Apr 12 | Apr 29 | Mar 29 | Oct 26 | 196 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LINDEN WTP | Apr 12 | Apr 25 | Mar 26 | Oct 25 | 197 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LIVINGSTON RADIO WLIV | Apr 12 | Apr 30 | Mar 28 | Oct 25 | 195 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DICKSON | Apr 13 | Apr 30 | Mar 27 | Oct 25 | 195 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| KINGSTON SPRINGS | Apr 13 | Apr 30 | Mar 27 | Oct 25 | 195 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LOBELVILLE | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Mar 28 | Oct 24 | 195 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MANCHESTER #2 | Apr 13 | Apr 30 | Mar 27 | Oct 24 | 192 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SMYRNA 6S | Apr 13 | May 4 | Mar 31 | Oct 21 | 189 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TELLICO PLAINS | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Mar 27 | Oct 24 | 193 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CHRISTIANA 5W | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Mar 31 | Oct 25 | 192 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| COOKEVILLE | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Mar 29 | Oct 25 | 195 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LEWISBURG EXP STN | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Mar 31 | Oct 22 | 192 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PULASKI WWTP | Apr 14 | Apr 28 | Mar 29 | Oct 24 | 193 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ROGERSVILLE 1 NE | Apr 14 | May 3 | Mar 31 | Oct 24 | 192 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WAYNESBORO | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Mar 28 | Oct 24 | 192 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BRENTWOOD | Apr 15 | May 4 | Mar 31 | Oct 26 | 193 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LYNCHBURG | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Mar 29 | Oct 25 | 192 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SPARTA WASTEWATER PLANT | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Mar 31 | Oct 23 | 191 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BETHPAGE 1 S | Apr 16 | May 2 | Mar 31 | Oct 23 | 189 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BRISTOL TRI CITY AP | Apr 16 | May 5 | Mar 30 | Oct 24 | 190 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CROSSVILLE MEM AP | Apr 16 | May 5 | Mar 30 | Oct 23 | 189 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GLADEVILLE | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Mar 31 | Oct 21 | 187 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MONTGOMERY BELL SP | Apr 16 | May 2 | Mar 29 | Oct 26 | 193 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ALLARDT | Apr 17 | May 7 | Apr 1 | Oct 23 | 188 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GATLINBURG 2 SW | Apr 17 | May 2 | Mar 31 | Oct 25 | 189 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WOODBURY 1 WNW | Apr 17 | May 2 | Apr 3 | Oct 21 | 184 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NEWCOMB | Apr 18 | May 3 | Apr 3 | Oct 24 | 187 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SMITHVILLE 2 SE | Apr 18 | May 2 | Apr 2 | Oct 22 | 187 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CROSSVILLE ED & RESEARCH | Apr 19 | May 7 | Mar 31 | Oct 22 | 185 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ELIZABETHTON | Apr 19 | May 7 | Apr 2 | Oct 24 | 187 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CROSSVILLE 7 NW | Apr 20 | May 9 | Apr 2 | Oct 20 | 185 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GAINESBORO | Apr 20 | May 6 | Apr 7 | Oct 22 | 183 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GREENEVILLE EXP STN | Apr 20 | May 8 | Apr 4 | Oct 22 | 185 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| JAMESTOWN | Apr 20 | May 8 | Apr 6 | Oct 22 | 183 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TOWNSEND 5S | Apr 20 | May 10 | Apr 1 | Oct 22 | 185 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| COALMONT | Apr 21 | May 10 | Apr 1 | Oct 20 | 182 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ERWIN 1 W | Apr 21 | May 11 | Apr 4 | Oct 23 | 183 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FALL CREEK FALLS SP | Apr 21 | May 9 | Apr 3 | Oct 19 | 180 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LANCING 6 NW | Apr 21 | May 12 | Apr 4 | Oct 17 | 177 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NORRIS | Apr 22 | May 9 | Apr 6 | Oct 25 | 184 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ONEIDA | Apr 23 | May 12 | Apr 6 | Oct 18 | 177 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TAZEWELL | Apr 23 | May 11 | Apr 9 | Oct 19 | 177 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| JEFFERSON CITY | Apr 24 | May 13 | Apr 10 | Oct 17 | 175 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PICKETT SP | Apr 25 | May 12 | Apr 9 | Oct 19 | 175 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MTN CITY 2 | Apr 27 | May 15 | Apr 12 | Oct 14 | 170 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ROAN MTN 3SW | Apr 30 | May 16 | Apr 17 | Oct 12 | 165 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NEWFOUND GAP | May 3 | May 17 | Apr 18 | Oct 15 | 162 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MT LECONTE | May 22 | Jun 11 | May 7 | Oct 1 | 132 | Plan sowing from this date → |
How to read the three dates
Average is the date by which, in half of the years between 1991 and 2020, the last 32 °F night had already happened. Safe is later: only one year in ten saw a frost after it, which is the date to transplant tomatoes and peppers, both killed by a single frost. Early is the risky end, with a frost after it in nine years out of ten.
Every figure is for the weather station, not for your garden. A valley bottom, a north slope or a spot near a lake can run a week or two either way. Cities are warmer than the countryside around them.
Where the numbers come from
The dates are NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals for 1991 to 2020, computed by the National Centers for Environmental Information for every station with thirty years of daily minimum temperatures. ZIP codes are matched to the nearest such station within 150 km using U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Area centroids. Stations that never see a frost, such as much of south Florida, report no date and are left out.