Guys, TN 38339 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Guys, TN?
Around 04/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 221 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 206 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Guys in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Guys 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
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Guys compares
Guys's growing season runs about 206 days, ranking 16,108 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 437 of 770.
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