Pegram, TN 37143 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pegram, TN?
Around 04/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 226 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 198 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pegram 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Pegram 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
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pegram compares
At roughly 198 frost-free days, Pegram places 18,450 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TN, it ranks 562 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Pegram can differ from the 37143 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Pegram's frost date answer different questions.