Nashville-Davidson, TN 37250 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Nashville-Davidson, TN?
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.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Nashville-Davidson, not a forecast for this year.
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
At roughly 213 frost-free days, Nashville-Davidson places 14,428 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TN, it ranks 271 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Nashville-Davidson can differ from the 37250 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Nashville-Davidson's frost date answer different questions.