Tennessee frost dates
Across 148 weather stations in Tennessee, the median last spring frost runs from Mar 16 in Memphis International Airport to May 22 in Mount Leconte, and the first fall frost from Oct 1 to Nov 16.
Tennessee at a glance
- Weather stations
- 148
- Earliest last frost
- Mar 16 Memphis International Airport
- Latest last frost
- May 22 Mount Leconte
- Longest season
- 244 days Memphis International Airport
- Typical season
- about 203 frost-free days
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 6b to 8a
Frost dates by weather station
| Weather station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo | Mar 28 | Nov 4 | 220 | 7b |
| Allardt | Apr 17 | Oct 23 | 188 | 7a |
| Ames Plantation | Apr 1 | Nov 3 | 217 | 7b |
| Ardmore | Mar 30 | Nov 4 | 223 | 7b |
| Athens | Apr 6 | Oct 31 | 208 | 7b |
| Bethpage | Apr 16 | Oct 23 | 189 | 7b |
| Big Sandy | Apr 8 | Oct 29 | 202 | 7b |
| Bolivar Water Works | Apr 3 | Oct 30 | 210 | 7b |
| Brentwood | Apr 15 | Oct 26 | 193 | 7b |
| Bristol Tri City Airport | Apr 16 | Oct 24 | 190 | 7b |
| Brownsville | Mar 29 | Nov 5 | 221 | 8a |
| Byrdstown | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | 196 | 7a |
| Camden | Apr 3 | Nov 1 | 214 | 7b |
| Carthage | Apr 10 | Oct 29 | 201 | 7b |
| Centerville | Apr 11 | Oct 27 | 199 | 7b |
| Centerville Water Pl | Apr 11 | Oct 24 | 196 | 7b |
| Charlotte | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 198 | 7b |
| Chattanooga Lovell Airport | Mar 24 | Nov 9 | 230 | 8a |
| Cheatham Lock and Dam | Apr 9 | Nov 1 | 206 | 7b |
| Christiana | Apr 14 | Oct 25 | 192 | 7b |
| Clarksville | Apr 10 | Oct 30 | 203 | 7b |
| Clarksville Outlaw Airport | Apr 6 | Oct 28 | 204 | 7a |
| Clarksville Wastewater Plant | Apr 3 | Nov 1 | 212 | 7b |
| Cleveland Filter Plant | Apr 6 | Oct 30 | 206 | 7b |
| Coalmont | Apr 21 | Oct 20 | 182 | 7a |
| Collierville | Mar 29 | Nov 3 | 220 | 8a |
| Columbia | Apr 10 | Oct 27 | 199 | 7b |
| Cookeville | Apr 14 | Oct 25 | 195 | 7a |
| Covington | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | 222 | 8a |
| Crossville | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 185 | 7a |
| Crossville Ed & Research | Apr 19 | Oct 22 | 185 | 7a |
| Crossville Memorial Airport | Apr 16 | Oct 23 | 189 | 7a |
| Dayton | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 208 | 7b |
| Decatur | Apr 10 | Oct 27 | 199 | 7b |
| Decaturville | Apr 4 | Oct 30 | 208 | 7b |
| Dickson | Apr 13 | Oct 25 | 195 | 7b |
| Dover | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 210 | 7b |
| Dresden | Apr 3 | Nov 1 | 212 | 7b |
| Dyersburg | Mar 31 | Nov 6 | 224 | 7b |
| Dyersburg Iii Golf | Mar 28 | Nov 2 | 221 | 7b |
| Elizabethton | Apr 19 | Oct 24 | 187 | 7b |
| Erwin | Apr 21 | Oct 23 | 183 | 7a |
| Fairview Bowie National Center | Apr 7 | Oct 31 | 209 | 7b |
| Fall Creek Falls State Park | Apr 21 | Oct 19 | 180 | 7a |
| Fayetteville Water Plant | Apr 7 | Oct 28 | 201 | 7b |
| Franklin Sewage Plant | Apr 3 | Oct 31 | 210 | 7b |
| Gainesboro | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 183 | 7a |
| Gatlinburg | Apr 17 | Oct 25 | 189 | 7a |
| Germantown | Mar 22 | Nov 7 | 230 | 8a |
| Gladeville | Apr 16 | Oct 21 | 187 | 7b |
| Goodlettsville | Apr 7 | Oct 28 | 204 | 7b |
| Greeneville Experiment Station | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 185 | 7a |
| Hartsville | Apr 12 | Oct 26 | 196 | 7b |
| Henderson | Apr 10 | Oct 25 | 200 | 7b |
| Hohenwald | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | 210 | 7b |
| Huntingdon Water Plant | Apr 2 | Oct 31 | 211 | 7b |
| Jackson | Apr 4 | Oct 30 | 208 | 7b |
| Jackson Experiment Station | Apr 2 | Oct 29 | 207 | 7b |
| Jackson McKellar Airport | Apr 5 | Oct 29 | 207 | 7b |
| Jamestown | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 183 | 7a |
| Jefferson City | Apr 24 | Oct 17 | 175 | 7b |
| Kingsport | Apr 9 | Oct 29 | 203 | 7b |
| Kingston | Apr 3 | Nov 4 | 215 | 7b |
| Kingston Springs | Apr 13 | Oct 25 | 195 | 7b |
| Knoxville Experiment Station | Apr 11 | Oct 28 | 198 | 7b |
| Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport | Apr 1 | Nov 2 | 215 | 7b |
| Lafayette | Apr 3 | Nov 1 | 213 | 7b |
| Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina | Apr 3 | Nov 4 | 215 | 7b |
| Lancing | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | 177 | 7a |
| Lawrenceburg Filt Plant | Apr 8 | Oct 31 | 204 | 7b |
| Lebanon | Apr 6 | Oct 28 | 206 | 7b |
| Lebanon 7 mi N | Apr 10 | Oct 30 | 202 | 7b |
| Lenoir City | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | 210 | 7b |
| Lewisburg Experiment Station | Apr 14 | Oct 22 | 192 | 7b |
| Lexington | Apr 5 | Oct 30 | 208 | 7b |
| Linden Water Plant | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | 197 | 7b |
| Livingston Radio Wliv | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | 195 | 7a |
| Lobelville | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 195 | 7b |
| Lookout Mtn-Point Park | Mar 31 | Nov 6 | 219 | 8a |
| Lynchburg | Apr 15 | Oct 25 | 192 | 7b |
| Manchester | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 192 | 7b |
| Martin U of T Branch | Apr 4 | Oct 28 | 204 | 7b |
| McMinnville | Apr 7 | Oct 30 | 203 | 7b |
| Memphis | Mar 29 | Nov 5 | 223 | 8a |
| Memphis International Airport | Mar 16 | Nov 16 | 244 | 8a |
| Milan Experiment Station | Apr 4 | Oct 28 | 206 | 7b |
| Monteagle | Apr 10 | Oct 28 | 201 | 7b |
| Monterey | Apr 10 | Oct 30 | 203 | 7a |
| Montgomery Bell State Park | Apr 16 | Oct 26 | 193 | 7b |
| Morristown | Mar 31 | Nov 4 | 217 | 7b |
| Morristown Radio Wcrk | Apr 10 | Oct 28 | 201 | 7b |
| Moscow | Mar 29 | Nov 3 | 219 | 8a |
| Mount Leconte | May 22 | Oct 1 | 132 | 7a |
| Mount Pleasant | Apr 5 | Oct 28 | 204 | 7b |
| Mountain City | Apr 27 | Oct 14 | 170 | 7a |
| Mousetail Landing State Park | Apr 7 | Oct 29 | 206 | 7b |
| Murfreesboro | Apr 9 | Oct 27 | 202 | 7b |
| Nashville Berry Field | Apr 4 | Oct 31 | 209 | 7b |
| Nashville International Airport | Mar 31 | Nov 3 | 217 | 7b |
| Neapolis Res & Edu Station | Apr 5 | Oct 29 | 208 | 7b |
| Newcomb | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 187 | 7a |
| Newfound Gap | May 3 | Oct 15 | 162 | 7a |
| Newport | Apr 7 | Oct 29 | 203 | 7b |
| Norris | Apr 22 | Oct 25 | 184 | 7b |
| Oak Ridge | Mar 31 | Nov 4 | 218 | 7b |
| Oak Ridge Atdd | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | 210 | 7b |
| Old Hickory | Apr 1 | Nov 4 | 216 | 7b |
| Old Hickory Dam | Apr 11 | Oct 29 | 200 | 7b |
| Oneida | Apr 23 | Oct 18 | 177 | 7a |
| Paris | Apr 7 | Oct 31 | 206 | 7b |
| Parsons Water Plant | Apr 5 | Oct 29 | 208 | 7b |
| Pickett State Park | Apr 25 | Oct 19 | 175 | 7a |
| Pikeville | Apr 11 | Oct 25 | 197 | 7a |
| Portland Sewage Plant | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | 210 | 7b |
| Pulaski Wastewater Plant | Apr 14 | Oct 24 | 193 | 7b |
| Ripley | Mar 26 | Nov 6 | 227 | 8a |
| Roan Mountain | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 165 | 6b |
| Rock Island State Park | Apr 6 | Oct 30 | 207 | 7b |
| Rockwood | Apr 8 | Oct 31 | 203 | 7a |
| Rogersville | Apr 14 | Oct 24 | 192 | 7b |
| Samburg Wildlife Refuge | Apr 3 | Nov 1 | 211 | 7b |
| Savannah | Mar 31 | Nov 1 | 212 | 7b |
| Selmer | Apr 6 | Oct 30 | 206 | 7b |
| Sevierville | Apr 6 | Oct 29 | 205 | 7b |
| Sewanee | Apr 2 | Nov 4 | 216 | 7b |
| Shelby Bottoms Nature | Apr 1 | Oct 31 | 213 | 7b |
| Shelbyville Water Department | Apr 7 | Oct 29 | 204 | 7b |
| Smithville | Apr 18 | Oct 22 | 187 | 7b |
| Smyrna | Apr 13 | Oct 21 | 189 | 7b |
| Soddy Daisy-Mowbray Mountain | Apr 7 | Oct 29 | 203 | 7b |
| Sparta Wastewater Plant | Apr 15 | Oct 23 | 191 | 7b |
| Spring City | Apr 11 | Oct 29 | 200 | 7b |
| Springfield Experiment Station | Apr 9 | Oct 28 | 201 | 7a |
| Tazewell | Apr 23 | Oct 19 | 177 | 7a |
| Tellico Plains | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 193 | 7b |
| Tennessee Ridge | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | 211 | 7b |
| Thompson Station | Apr 3 | Nov 1 | 211 | 7b |
| Townsend | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 185 | 7a |
| Tullahoma | Apr 6 | Oct 30 | 207 | 7b |
| Union City | Apr 3 | Oct 29 | 208 | 7b |
| Warner Park | Apr 6 | Nov 1 | 208 | 7b |
| Wartrace | Apr 1 | Nov 2 | 214 | 7b |
| Waverly Airport | Apr 2 | Nov 4 | 218 | 7b |
| Waynesboro | Apr 14 | Oct 24 | 192 | 7b |
| White House | Apr 7 | Oct 30 | 206 | 7a |
| Whitwell-Sequatchie Valley | Mar 26 | Nov 8 | 228 | 7b |
| Winchester | Apr 6 | Oct 29 | 204 | 7b |
| Woodbury | Apr 17 | Oct 21 | 184 | 7b |
Median dates from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. How to read them.