Crossville, TN 38555 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Crossville, TN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/16, about 231 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 189 frost-free days later.
Crossville 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 Crossville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Crossville compares
Crossville's growing season runs about 189 days, ranking 21,455 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 672 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Crossville can differ from the 38555 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Crossville's frost date answer different questions.