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Tennessee frost dates by weather station

Tennessee has 148 NOAA weather stations with 1991–2020 freeze statistics. Median last spring frost dates run from Mar 16 at Memphis Intl Airport to May 22 at Mount Leconte.

148Stations
Mar 16Earliest last frostMemphis Intl Airport
May 22Latest last frostMount Leconte
244 daysLongest growing seasonMemphis Intl Airport

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Tennessee stations: median (50%) frost dates at 32°F
Station	Last spring frost	First fall frost	Growing season	Elevation
Alamo 1 N	Mar 28	Nov 4	220 days	330 ft
Allardt	Apr 17	Oct 23	188 days	1,645 ft
Ames Plantation	Apr 1	Nov 3	217 days	460 ft
Ardmore	Mar 30	Nov 4	223 days	885 ft
Athens	Apr 6	Oct 31	208 days	940 ft
Bethpage 1 S	Apr 16	Oct 23	189 days	560 ft
Big Sandy	Apr 8	Oct 29	202 days	365 ft
Bolivar Wtr Wks	Apr 3	Oct 30	210 days	455 ft
Brentwood	Apr 15	Oct 26	193 days	707 ft
Bristol Tri City Airport	Apr 16	Oct 24	190 days	1,500 ft
Brownsville	Mar 29	Nov 5	221 days	330 ft
Byrdstown	Apr 12	Oct 25	196 days	880 ft
Camden	Apr 3	Nov 1	214 days	423 ft
Carthage	Apr 10	Oct 29	201 days	515 ft
Centerville 4ne	Apr 11	Oct 27	199 days	740 ft
Centerville Water Pl	Apr 11	Oct 24	196 days	660 ft
Charlotte	Apr 11	Oct 26	198 days	694 ft
Chattanooga Lovell Airport	Mar 24	Nov 9	230 days	671 ft
Cheatham L&d	Apr 9	Nov 1	206 days	392 ft
Christiana 5w	Apr 14	Oct 25	192 days	750 ft
Clarksville No.2	Apr 10	Oct 30	203 days	496 ft
Clarksville Outlaw Airport	Apr 6	Oct 28	204 days	560 ft
Clarksville Wastewater Plant	Apr 3	Nov 1	212 days	402 ft
Cleveland Fltr Plant	Apr 6	Oct 30	206 days	842 ft
Coalmont	Apr 21	Oct 20	182 days	1,856 ft
Collierville	Mar 29	Nov 3	220 days	300 ft
Columbia 3 WNW	Apr 10	Oct 27	199 days	650 ft
Cookeville	Apr 14	Oct 25	195 days	1,090 ft
Covington 3 SW	Mar 27	Nov 4	222 days	385 ft
Crossville 7 NW	Apr 20	Oct 20	185 days	1,913 ft
Crossville Ed & Research	Apr 19	Oct 22	185 days	1,810 ft
Crossville Mem Airport	Apr 16	Oct 23	189 days	1,867 ft
Dayton 2se	Apr 4	Oct 31	208 days	822 ft
Decatur 7ne	Apr 10	Oct 27	199 days	750 ft
Decaturville	Apr 4	Oct 30	208 days	495 ft
Dickson	Apr 13	Oct 25	195 days	780 ft
Dover 1 W	Apr 4	Oct 31	210 days	475 ft
Dresden	Apr 3	Nov 1	212 days	450 ft
Dyersburg	Mar 31	Nov 6	224 days	300 ft
Dyersburg III Golf	Mar 28	Nov 2	221 days	300 ft
Elizabethton	Apr 19	Oct 24	187 days	1,487 ft
Erwin 1 W	Apr 21	Oct 23	183 days	1,720 ft
Fairview Bowie Nat Center	Apr 7	Oct 31	209 days	860 ft
Fall Creek Falls State Park	Apr 21	Oct 19	180 days	1,790 ft
Fayetteville Water Plant	Apr 7	Oct 28	201 days	742 ft
Franklin Sewage Plant	Apr 3	Oct 31	210 days	655 ft
Gainesboro	Apr 20	Oct 22	183 days	487 ft
Gatlinburg 2 SW	Apr 17	Oct 25	189 days	1,454 ft
Germantown 4se	Mar 22	Nov 7	230 days	320 ft
Gladeville	Apr 16	Oct 21	187 days	600 ft
Goodlettsville 7wnw	Apr 7	Oct 28	204 days	820 ft
Greeneville Exp. Station	Apr 20	Oct 22	185 days	1,320 ft
Hartsville	Apr 12	Oct 26	196 days	511 ft
Henderson 4 W	Apr 10	Oct 25	200 days	460 ft
Hohenwald	Apr 5	Nov 1	210 days	980 ft
Huntingdon Water Plant	Apr 2	Oct 31	211 days	440 ft
Jackson 4 NE	Apr 4	Oct 30	208 days	430 ft
Jackson Exp. Station	Apr 2	Oct 29	207 days	400 ft
Jackson McKellar Airport	Apr 5	Oct 29	207 days	433 ft
Jamestown	Apr 20	Oct 22	183 days	1,690 ft
Jefferson City	Apr 24	Oct 17	175 days	1,108 ft
Kingsport	Apr 9	Oct 29	203 days	1,284 ft
Kingston	Apr 3	Nov 4	215 days	814 ft
Kingston Springs	Apr 13	Oct 25	195 days	517 ft
Knoxville Exp. Station	Apr 11	Oct 28	198 days	830 ft
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport	Apr 1	Nov 2	215 days	962 ft
Lafayette	Apr 3	Nov 1	213 days	975 ft
Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina	Apr 3	Nov 4	215 days	630 ft
Lancing 6 NW	Apr 21	Oct 17	177 days	1,520 ft
Lawrenceburg Filt Plant	Apr 8	Oct 31	204 days	870 ft
Lebanon	Apr 6	Oct 28	206 days	525 ft
Lebanon 7 N	Apr 10	Oct 30	202 days	510 ft
Lenoir City	Apr 5	Nov 1	210 days	785 ft
Lewisburg Exp. Station	Apr 14	Oct 22	192 days	787 ft
Lexington	Apr 5	Oct 30	208 days	540 ft
Linden Water Plant	Apr 12	Oct 25	197 days	505 ft
Livingston Radio Wliv	Apr 12	Oct 25	195 days	975 ft
Lobelville	Apr 13	Oct 24	195 days	445 ft
Lookout Mtn-Point Park	Mar 31	Nov 6	219 days	2,110 ft
Lynchburg	Apr 15	Oct 25	192 days	810 ft
Manchester #2	Apr 13	Oct 24	192 days	1,070 ft
Martin U Of T Branch E	Apr 4	Oct 28	204 days	340 ft
Mc Minnville	Apr 7	Oct 30	203 days	940 ft
Memphis Intl Airport	Mar 16	Nov 16	244 days	254 ft
Memphis WFO	Mar 29	Nov 5	223 days	310 ft
Milan Exp. Station	Apr 4	Oct 28	206 days	415 ft
Monteagle	Apr 10	Oct 28	201 days	1,850 ft
Monterey	Apr 10	Oct 30	203 days	1,860 ft
Montgomery Bell State Park	Apr 16	Oct 26	193 days	600 ft
Morristown Radio Wcrk	Apr 10	Oct 28	201 days	1,344 ft
Morristown WFO	Mar 31	Nov 4	217 days	1,320 ft
Moscow	Mar 29	Nov 3	219 days	335 ft
Mount Leconte	May 22	Oct 1	132 days	6,493 ft
Mount Pleasant 1n	Apr 5	Oct 28	204 days	778 ft
Mountain City 2	Apr 27	Oct 14	170 days	2,419 ft
Mousetail Landing State Park	Apr 7	Oct 29	206 days	450 ft
Murfreesboro 5 N	Apr 9	Oct 27	202 days	535 ft
Nashville Berry Field	Apr 4	Oct 31	209 days	560 ft
Nashville Intl Airport	Mar 31	Nov 3	217 days	600 ft
Neapolis Reservoir & Edu Station	Apr 5	Oct 29	208 days	700 ft
Newcomb	Apr 18	Oct 24	187 days	1,014 ft
Newfound Gap	May 3	Oct 15	162 days	5,040 ft
Newport 1 NW	Apr 7	Oct 29	203 days	1,036 ft
Norris	Apr 22	Oct 25	184 days	1,110 ft
Oak Ridge Asos	Mar 31	Nov 4	218 days	910 ft
Oak Ridge Atdd	Apr 5	Nov 1	210 days	905 ft
Old Hickory Dam	Apr 11	Oct 29	200 days	460 ft
Old Hickory WFO	Apr 1	Nov 4	216 days	590 ft
Oneida	Apr 23	Oct 18	177 days	1,440 ft
Paris 2 SE	Apr 7	Oct 31	206 days	443 ft
Parsons Water Plant	Apr 5	Oct 29	208 days	410 ft
Pickett State Park	Apr 25	Oct 19	175 days	1,625 ft
Pikeville	Apr 11	Oct 25	197 days	864 ft
Portland Sewage Plant	Apr 5	Nov 1	210 days	794 ft
Pulaski Wastewater Plant	Apr 14	Oct 24	193 days	644 ft
Ripley	Mar 26	Nov 6	227 days	400 ft
Roan Mountain 3sw	Apr 30	Oct 12	165 days	2,923 ft
Rock Island State Park	Apr 6	Oct 30	207 days	880 ft
Rockwood 2	Apr 8	Oct 31	203 days	767 ft
Rogersville 1 NE	Apr 14	Oct 24	192 days	1,355 ft
Samburg Wr	Apr 3	Nov 1	211 days	310 ft
Savannah 6 SW	Mar 31	Nov 1	212 days	420 ft
Selmer	Apr 6	Oct 30	206 days	470 ft
Sevierville	Apr 6	Oct 29	205 days	899 ft
Sewanee	Apr 2	Nov 4	216 days	1,928 ft
Shelby Bottoms Nature	Apr 1	Oct 31	213 days	405 ft
Shelbyville Water Dept	Apr 7	Oct 29	204 days	760 ft
Smithville 2 SE	Apr 18	Oct 22	187 days	890 ft
Smyrna 6s	Apr 13	Oct 21	189 days	550 ft
Soddy Daisy-Mowbray Mountain	Apr 7	Oct 29	203 days	1,700 ft
Sparta Wastewater Plant	Apr 15	Oct 23	191 days	905 ft
Spring City	Apr 11	Oct 29	200 days	755 ft
Springfield Exp. Station	Apr 9	Oct 28	201 days	745 ft
Tazewell	Apr 23	Oct 19	177 days	1,365 ft
Tellico Plains	Apr 13	Oct 24	193 days	910 ft
Tennessee Ridge	Apr 7	Nov 3	211 days	722 ft
Thompson Station	Apr 3	Nov 1	211 days	775 ft
Townsend 5s	Apr 20	Oct 22	185 days	1,893 ft
Tullahoma	Apr 6	Oct 30	207 days	1,022 ft
Union City	Apr 3	Oct 29	208 days	350 ft
Warner Park	Apr 6	Nov 1	208 days	625 ft
Wartrace 6e	Apr 1	Nov 2	214 days	1,014 ft
Waverly Airport	Apr 2	Nov 4	218 days	749 ft
Waynesboro	Apr 14	Oct 24	192 days	750 ft
White House	Apr 7	Oct 30	206 days	820 ft
Whitwell-Sequatchie Valley	Mar 26	Nov 8	228 days	1,020 ft
Winchester 5se	Apr 6	Oct 29	204 days	941 ft
Woodbury 1 WNW	Apr 17	Oct 21	184 days	750 ft

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, annual/seasonal normals by station (version 1.0.1), file dated June 27, 2023; documentation.

Freeze dates are 30-year probabilities, not forecasts. Check your local forecast before planting tender plants.