Elkton, TN 38459 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elkton, TN, ZIP 38459
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 193 frost-free days later.
Elkton sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Elkton 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.
The actual range around Elkton's last frost
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elkton compares
About 193 days separate Elkton's last and first frost, putting it 20,048 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 600 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Elkton's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Elkton's dates instead of trusting one.