Bolivar, TN 38008 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bolivar, TN?
Around 04/03 is the usual last spring frost, about 218 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 210 frost-free days later.
Bolivar 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 Bolivar before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Bolivar's last frost
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bolivar compares
About 210 days separate Bolivar's last and first frost, putting it 15,005 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 330 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Bolivar can differ from the 38008 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Bolivar's frost date answer different questions.