Sneedville, TN 37869 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Sneedville, TN, ZIP 37869
Around 04/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 229 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 192 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sneedville in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
Zone 7a around Sneedville 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
04/14 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 Sneedville compares
Sneedville's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,446 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 635 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Sneedville can differ from the 37869 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Sneedville's frost date answer different questions.