Jellico, TN 40763 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jellico, TN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/21, about 236 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 182 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 Jellico, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Jellico 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
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 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 Jellico compares
Jellico's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,183 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TN, it ranks 736 of 770.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Jellico can differ from the 40763 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Jellico's frost date answer different questions.