Burlison, TN 38041 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Burlison, TN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/27, about 211 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 222 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Burlison in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Burlison before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Burlison compares
At roughly 222 frost-free days, Burlison places 12,339 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TN, it ranks 118 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Burlison can differ from the 38041 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Burlison's frost date answer different questions.