Last Frost Dates in Tennessee (2027) by City

Average last frost dates in Tennessee run from March 16 in Memphis to April 20 in Greeneville.

Average frost dates for 65 places in Tennessee
Place	Last frost	First frost
Alcoa	Apr 1	Nov 2
Arlington	Mar 29	Nov 5
Athens	Apr 6	Oct 31
Atoka	Mar 27	Nov 4
Bartlett	Mar 29	Nov 5
Brentwood	Apr 15	Oct 26
Bristol	Apr 16	Oct 24
Chattanooga	Mar 24	Nov 9
Clarksville	Apr 3	Nov 1
Cleveland	Apr 6	Oct 30
Clinton	Mar 31	Nov 4
Collegedale	Mar 24	Nov 9
Collierville	Mar 29	Nov 3
Columbia	Apr 10	Oct 27
Cookeville	Apr 14	Oct 25
Crossville	Apr 16	Oct 23
Dickson	Apr 13	Oct 25
Dyersburg	Mar 28	Nov 2
East Ridge	Mar 24	Nov 9
Elizabethton	Apr 19	Oct 24
Fairview	Apr 7	Oct 31
Farragut	Apr 5	Nov 1
Franklin	Apr 3	Oct 31
Gallatin	Apr 16	Oct 23
Germantown	Mar 22	Nov 7
Goodlettsville	Apr 11	Oct 29
Greeneville	Apr 20	Oct 22
Hartsville/Trousdale County	Apr 12	Oct 26
Hendersonville	Apr 11	Oct 29
Jackson	Apr 2	Oct 29
Johnson City	Apr 19	Oct 24
Kingsport	Apr 9	Oct 29
Knoxville	Apr 11	Oct 28
La Vergne	Apr 13	Oct 21
Lakeland	Mar 29	Nov 5
Lawrenceburg	Apr 8	Oct 31
Lebanon	Apr 6	Oct 28
Lenoir City	Apr 5	Nov 1
Lewisburg	Apr 14	Oct 22
Manchester	Apr 13	Oct 24
Martin	Apr 4	Oct 28
Maryville	Apr 1	Nov 2
McMinnville	Apr 7	Oct 30
Memphis	Mar 16	Nov 16
Millington	Mar 29	Nov 5
Morristown	Apr 10	Oct 28
Mount Juliet	Apr 1	Nov 4
Murfreesboro	Apr 9	Oct 27
Nashville	Apr 1	Oct 31
Nolensville	Apr 15	Oct 26
Oak Ridge	Apr 5	Nov 1
Oakland	Mar 29	Nov 3
Paris	Apr 7	Oct 31
Portland	Apr 5	Nov 1
Red Bank	Mar 31	Nov 6
Sevierville	Apr 6	Oct 29
Shelbyville	Apr 7	Oct 29
Smyrna	Apr 13	Oct 21
Soddy-Daisy	Apr 7	Oct 29
Spring Hill	Apr 3	Nov 1
Springfield	Apr 9	Oct 28
Tullahoma	Apr 6	Oct 30
Union City	Apr 3	Oct 29
White House	Apr 7	Oct 30
Winchester	Apr 6	Oct 29

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, nearest station to each place. Places of 10,000+ people (US Census Bureau, 2024 estimates) within 50 miles of a station.

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