Byrdstown, TN 38573 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Byrdstown, TN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/12, about 227 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 195 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Byrdstown 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Byrdstown 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 Byrdstown compares
About 195 days separate Byrdstown's last and first frost, putting it 19,315 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TN, it ranks 584 of 770.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Byrdstown's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Byrdstown can differ from the 38573 normal.