Bradford, TN 38346 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bradford, TN, ZIP 38346
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 206 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bradford 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
Zone 7b around Bradford 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.
Why 04/04 isn't a guarantee
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bradford compares
Bradford's growing season runs about 206 days, ranking 16,065 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 427 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Bradford's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Bradford's dates instead of trusting one.