Celina, TN 38575 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Celina, TN?
Around 04/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 235 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 183 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Celina, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Celina 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
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Celina compares
Celina's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,901 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 729 of 770.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Celina's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Celina can differ from the 38575 normal.