Collinwood, TN 38452 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Collinwood, TN, ZIP 38452
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/14, about 229 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 192 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Collinwood, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Collinwood has about 8 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.
Why 04/14 isn't a guarantee
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Collinwood compares
Collinwood's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,478 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 639 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Collinwood's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Collinwood's dates instead of trusting one.