Sardis, TN 38368 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sardis, TN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/05, roughly 220 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 208 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sardis 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 Sardis 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 03/17 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 Sardis compares
At roughly 208 frost-free days, Sardis places 15,730 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TN, it ranks 395 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Sardis's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Sardis's dates instead of trusting one.