Ducktown, TN 37326 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ducktown, TN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/13, roughly 228 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 193 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ducktown in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Ducktown 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 Ducktown compares
At roughly 193 frost-free days, Ducktown places 20,056 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TN, it ranks 603 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Ducktown's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Ducktown's dates instead of trusting one.