Byrdstown, TN 38577 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Byrdstown, 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 Byrdstown, not a forecast for this year.
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 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Byrdstown compares
Byrdstown's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,936 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 734 of 770.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Byrdstown's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Byrdstown's dates instead of trusting one.