Bulls Gap, TN 37810 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bulls Gap, TN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/07, roughly 222 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 203 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Bulls Gap 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
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bulls Gap compares
At roughly 203 frost-free days, Bulls Gap places 17,003 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TN, it ranks 512 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Bulls Gap's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bulls Gap's dates instead of trusting one.