Nashville-Davidson, TN 37216 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Nashville-Davidson, TN, ZIP 37216
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/01, about 216 days from today. 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
Zone 7b around Nashville-Davidson has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
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
About 213 days separate Nashville-Davidson's last and first frost, putting it 14,412 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 255 of 770.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Nashville-Davidson's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Nashville-Davidson can differ from the 37216 normal.