Tellico Plains, TN 37385 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tellico Plains, TN, ZIP 37385
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
Zone 7b around Tellico Plains has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
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 20,006 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 598 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Tellico Plains's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Tellico Plains's dates instead of trusting one.