Algood, TN 38506 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Algood, TN?
Around 04/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 227 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 195 frost-free days later.
Algood sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Algood before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/12 isn't a guarantee
04/12 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 Algood compares
Algood's growing season runs about 195 days, ranking 19,264 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 573 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Algood's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Algood's dates instead of trusting one.