Camden, TN 38320 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Camden, TN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/03, roughly 218 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 214 frost-free days later.
Camden 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 Camden before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/03 isn't a guarantee
04/03 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. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Camden compares
About 214 days separate Camden's last and first frost, putting it 14,253 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 240 of 770.
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