Dyersburg, TN 38024 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dyersburg, TN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/28, about 212 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 221 frost-free days later.
Dyersburg 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 Dyersburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/28 isn't a guarantee
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dyersburg compares
About 221 days separate Dyersburg's last and first frost, putting it 12,464 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 120 of 770.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Dyersburg's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Dyersburg can differ from the 38024 normal.