Townsend, TN 37882 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Townsend, TN, ZIP 37882
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 185 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Townsend 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 Townsend 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.
Why 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Townsend compares
About 185 days separate Townsend's last and first frost, putting it 23,267 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 717 of 770.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Townsend's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Townsend can differ from the 37882 normal.