Tellico Plains, TN 37314 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tellico Plains, TN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/13, about 228 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 193 frost-free days later.
Tellico Plains 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Tellico Plains 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
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tellico Plains compares
About 193 days separate Tellico Plains's last and first frost, putting it 20,005 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 597 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Tellico Plains's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Tellico Plains's dates instead of trusting one.