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Clarksville, TN 37044 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Clarksville, TN?

Zone 7b

The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 203 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clarksville in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.

What to do before the first frost

About 9 weeks of growing season left in Clarksville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

How much risk comes with planting early here

04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Clarksville compares

Clarksville's growing season runs about 203 days, ranking 16,818 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 488 of 770.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Clarksville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Clarksville can differ from the 37044 normal.