Bulls Gap, TN 37711 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bulls Gap, TN, ZIP 37711
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/14, about 229 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 192 frost-free days later.
Bulls Gap 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 Bulls Gap 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.
The actual range around Bulls Gap's last frost
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bulls Gap compares
Bulls Gap's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,497 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 643 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bulls Gap can differ from the 37711 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Bulls Gap's frost date answer different questions.