Medon, TN 38356 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Medon, TN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/05, roughly 220 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 207 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Medon 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 Medon 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
04/05 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. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Medon compares
Medon's growing season runs about 207 days, ranking 15,885 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 411 of 770.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Medon's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Medon can differ from the 38356 normal.