Silerton, TN 38377 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Silerton, TN, ZIP 38377
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/03, about 218 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 210 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Silerton 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 Silerton 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.
The actual range around Silerton's last frost
04/03 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. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Silerton compares
Silerton's growing season runs about 210 days, ranking 15,129 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 347 of 770.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Silerton's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Silerton can differ from the 38377 normal.