Hendersonville, TN 37075 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hendersonville, TN?
Around 04/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 216 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 216 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hendersonville 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Hendersonville 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
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hendersonville compares
About 216 days separate Hendersonville's last and first frost, putting it 13,712 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 195 of 770.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Hendersonville can differ from the 37075 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Hendersonville's frost date answer different questions.