Last frost dates in Tennessee

Typical last frost
April 1

That is the date for the typical Tennessee resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from March 16 to April 19, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city
Mar 16
Latest city
Apr 19
Typical first frost
Oct 31
Cities
33
This week in Tennessee

No frost in the forecast for the next 7 nights

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

Apr 1Mar 15Apr 15NSNashville: Apr 1NashvilleMemphis: Mar 16MemphisKnoxville: Apr 11KnoxvilleChattanooga: Mar 24ChattanoogaClarksville: Apr 3ClarksvilleMurfreesboro: Apr 9MurfreesboroFranklin: Apr 3FranklinJohnson City: Apr 19Jackson: Apr 2Hendersonville: Apr 11Smyrna: Apr 13Spring Hill: Apr 3Kingsport: Apr 9Bartlett: Mar 29Gallatin: Apr 16Lebanon: Apr 6Collierville: Mar 29Cleveland: Apr 6Columbia: Apr 10Brentwood: Apr 15Mount Juliet: Apr 1La Vergne: Apr 13Germantown: Mar 22Cookeville: Apr 14Oak Ridge: Apr 5Morristown: Apr 10Maryville: Apr 1Bristol: Apr 16Shelbyville: Apr 7Farragut: Apr 5East Ridge: Mar 24Tullahoma: Apr 6Springfield: Apr 9
Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

CityLast frostSafe afterFirst frostSeason
NashvilleApr 1Apr 16Oct 31213 days
MemphisMar 16Apr 4Nov 16244 days
KnoxvilleApr 11Apr 29Oct 28198 days
ChattanoogaMar 24Apr 8Nov 9230 days
ClarksvilleApr 3Apr 20Nov 1212 days
MurfreesboroApr 9Apr 26Oct 27202 days
FranklinApr 3Apr 20Oct 31210 days
Johnson CityApr 19May 7Oct 24187 days
JacksonApr 2Apr 18Oct 29207 days
HendersonvilleApr 11Apr 26Oct 29200 days
SmyrnaApr 13May 4Oct 21189 days
Spring HillApr 3Apr 22Nov 1211 days
KingsportApr 9Apr 25Oct 29203 days
BartlettMar 29Apr 13Nov 5223 days
GallatinApr 16May 2Oct 23189 days
LebanonApr 6Apr 23Oct 28206 days
ColliervilleMar 29Apr 15Nov 3220 days
ClevelandApr 6Apr 21Oct 30206 days
ColumbiaApr 10Apr 26Oct 27199 days
BrentwoodApr 15May 4Oct 26193 days
Mount JulietApr 1Apr 17Nov 4216 days
La VergneApr 13May 4Oct 21189 days
GermantownMar 22Apr 9Nov 7230 days
CookevilleApr 14Apr 30Oct 25195 days
Oak RidgeApr 5Apr 19Nov 1210 days
MorristownApr 10Apr 26Oct 28201 days
MaryvilleApr 1Apr 17Nov 2215 days
BristolApr 16May 5Oct 24190 days
ShelbyvilleApr 7Apr 23Oct 29204 days
FarragutApr 5Apr 21Nov 1210 days
East RidgeMar 24Apr 8Nov 9230 days
TullahomaApr 6Apr 23Oct 30207 days
SpringfieldApr 9Apr 28Oct 28201 days

When to plant in Tennessee

Questions

When is the last frost in Tennessee?

It depends on where you are. Across the 33 cities we track, the average last frost runs from March 16 to April 19. In Nashville, the largest, it is April 1.

When is the first frost in Tennessee?

For a typical resident, around October 31. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.