Nashville-Davidson, TN 37070 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Nashville-Davidson, TN?
Around 04/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 216 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 213 frost-free days later.
Nashville-Davidson sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Nashville-Davidson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/01 isn't a guarantee
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Nashville-Davidson compares
Nashville-Davidson's growing season runs about 213 days, ranking 14,404 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 247 of 770.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Nashville-Davidson's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Nashville-Davidson can differ from the 37070 normal.