Frost Dates for 37082 — Kingston Springs, Tennessee

Half of springs at Kingston Springs, TN see their last 32°F night by April 13; only one in ten is past it by March 27, and one in ten still has one after April 30. Planting tender crops after April 20 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 24 20%, and after April 30 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 34% of the 144 Tennessee stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 25 in half of years, as early as October 12 one year in ten, and holds off past November 7 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 4; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 16, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 195 days in a typical year, shorter than at 71% of the 144 Tennessee stations; it reaches 215 days one year in ten and falls short of 174 one year in ten. On average 96 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 11 days longer, to about April 24, and return around October 16. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 12 and February 17.

July is the warmest month at Kingston Springs, TN, averaging 91°F by day and 67°F at night; January is the coldest at 50°F and 27°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 79% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,643 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 69% of the 144 Tennessee stations. 38% of them (1,773) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 899. Precipitation totals 50.5 inches a year, most in May (5.4") and least in August (3.3"); May to September bring 42% of it.

The nearest other station, Charlotte, TN, 7 miles northwest of Kingston Springs and 177 feet higher, has a last frost 2 days earlier (April 11), a first frost 1 day later (October 26), a season 3 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Kingston Springs usually arrives around January 20, and the last of the season around February 18. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Kingston Springs, TN, 1.3 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 67% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 54 days after the last snow.

ZIP 37082 is 1 mile from Kingston Springs, TN, which stands at 517 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 37082 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.