Ramer, TN 38367 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ramer, 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 Ramer 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 Ramer before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/06 isn't a guarantee
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 Ramer compares
At roughly 206 frost-free days, Ramer places 16,114 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TN, it ranks 439 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Ramer can differ from the 38367 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Ramer's frost date answer different questions.