Belle Meade, TN 37205 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Belle Meade, TN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/06, roughly 221 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 208 frost-free days later.
Belle Meade 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 Belle Meade before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/06 isn't a guarantee
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Belle Meade compares
Belle Meade's growing season runs about 208 days, ranking 15,639 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 370 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Belle Meade's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Belle Meade's dates instead of trusting one.