Sardis, TN 38371 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Sardis, TN, ZIP 38371
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/04, roughly 219 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
Zone 7b around Sardis 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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. 04/20 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 15,731 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TN, it ranks 396 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Sardis can differ from the 38371 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Sardis's frost date answer different questions.