McKenzie, TN 38201 Frost Dates
Frost dates for McKenzie, TN, ZIP 38201
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 211 frost-free days later.
McKenzie 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
Zone 7b around McKenzie has about 9 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.
The actual range around McKenzie's last frost
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How McKenzie compares
About 211 days separate McKenzie's last and first frost, putting it 14,748 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 296 of 770.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around McKenzie's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in McKenzie can differ from the 38201 normal.