Burlison, TN 38063 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.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Burlison, not a forecast for this year.
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.
The actual range around Burlison's last frost
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
Burlison's growing season runs about 222 days, ranking 12,340 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 119 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Burlison's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Burlison's dates instead of trusting one.