Frost Dates for 37033 — Centerville, Tennessee

Half of springs at Centerville Water Pl, TN see their last 32°F night by April 11; only one in ten is past it by March 22, and one in ten still has one after April 27. Planting tender crops after April 18 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 22 20%, and after April 27 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 53% of the 144 Tennessee stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 24 in half of years, as early as October 12 one year in ten, and holds off past November 5 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 4; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 16, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 196 days in a typical year, shorter than at 69% of the 144 Tennessee stations; it reaches 219 days one year in ten and falls short of 176 one year in ten. On average 87 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 12 days longer, to about April 23, and return around October 16. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 99% of winters, usually between December 19 and February 15.

July is the warmest month at Centerville Water Pl, TN, averaging 90°F by day and 67°F at night; January is the coldest at 50°F and 28°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 73% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,655 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 70% of the 144 Tennessee stations. 39% of them (1,826) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 882. Precipitation totals 53.3 inches a year, most in May (5.5") and least in August (2.9"); May to September bring 40% of it.

The nearest other station, Centerville 4NE, TN, 6 miles northeast of Centerville, has the same 50% last-frost date, a first frost 3 days later (October 27), a season 3 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Centerville usually arrives around January 17, and the last of the season around February 16. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Centerville 4NE, TN, 6 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 95% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 54 days after the last snow.

ZIP 37033 is 4 miles from Centerville Water Pl, TN, which stands at 660 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 37033 in zone 7b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 5 to 10°F (-15.0 to -12.2°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.