Memphis, TN 38114 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Memphis, TN, ZIP 38114
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/16, roughly 200 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/16, about 244 frost-free days later.
Memphis sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
Zone 8a around Memphis has about 11 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.
Why 03/16 isn't a guarantee
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Memphis compares
About 244 days separate Memphis's last and first frost, putting it 8,111 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 17 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Memphis can differ from the 38114 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Memphis's frost date answer different questions.