Vonore, TN 37885 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Vonore, TN, ZIP 37885
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/13, roughly 228 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 193 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vonore in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 7b around Vonore 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
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vonore compares
Vonore's growing season runs about 193 days, ranking 19,965 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 594 of 770.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Vonore's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Vonore can differ from the 37885 normal.