Jellico, TN 37729 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jellico, TN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/18, about 233 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 187 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Jellico, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Jellico 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
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 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 Jellico compares
About 187 days separate Jellico's last and first frost, putting it 22,416 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 700 of 770.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Jellico's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Jellico can differ from the 37729 normal.