Benton, TN 37325 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Benton, TN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/06, about 221 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 208 frost-free days later.
Benton 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 Benton 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
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Benton compares
Benton's growing season runs about 208 days, ranking 15,672 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 386 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Benton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Benton's dates instead of trusting one.