Celina, TN 38551 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Celina, TN, ZIP 38551
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/12, roughly 227 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 195 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Celina in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7a around Celina 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 Celina's last frost
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 Celina compares
About 195 days separate Celina's last and first frost, putting it 19,296 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 581 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Celina can differ from the 38551 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Celina's frost date answer different questions.