Frost dates / Tennessee / Knoxville

Frost dates in Knoxville, TN

The station on this page is KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AP, TN US (USW00013891), 10.7 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 198,722.

Zone 7bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F, from ZIP 37916 (1.5 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 1. Median first 32°F is November 2. The 50% growing-season length is 215 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	March 14	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 1	Median.
10%	April 17	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	October 21	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 2	Median.
90%	November 15	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	236
50%	215
90%	194

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 5	March 19	February 28
First, on or before	November 1	November 13	December 1
Season at least	262 days	239 days	217 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 2	April 14	March 27
First, on or before	October 12	October 24	November 5
Season at least	212 days	191 days	170 days

Station KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AP, TN US (USW00013891). Completeness flag S, 29 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 293.2 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Knoxville, TN

Zone 7bAverage annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Tennessee. Nearest qualified station: KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AP, TN US (USW00013891), 10.7 miles. Median last 32°F April 1. Median first 32°F November 2. The 50% growing-season length is 215 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 17	April 1	March 14
First 32°F on or before	October 21	November 2	November 15

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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