Benton, TN 37369 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Benton, 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 Benton 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 Benton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Benton's last frost
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 Benton compares
Benton's growing season runs about 193 days, ranking 19,971 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 596 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.