Frost Dates for 38562 — Gainesboro, Tennessee

Half of springs at Gainesboro, TN see their last 32°F night by April 20; only one in ten is past it by April 7, and one in ten still has one after May 6. Planting tender crops after April 27 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 30 20%, and after May 6 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 22 in half of years, as early as October 8 one year in ten, and holds off past November 3 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around October 30; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 23, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 183 days in a typical year, shorter than at 92% of the 144 Tennessee stations; it reaches 201 days one year in ten and falls short of 163 one year in ten. On average 104 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 10 days longer, to about April 30, and return around October 12. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 3 and March 1.

July is the warmest month at Gainesboro, TN, averaging 90°F by day and 65°F at night; January is the coldest at 47°F and 24°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 19% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,247 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 69% of the 144 Tennessee stations. 38% of them (1,605) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 849. Precipitation totals 56.7 inches a year, most in December (5.8") and least in September (3.4"); May to September bring 41% of it.

The nearest other station, Carthage, TN, 18 miles southwest of Gainesboro, has a last frost 10 days earlier (April 10), a first frost 7 days later (October 29), a season 18 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Gainesboro usually arrives around January 13, and the last of the season around February 16. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Gainesboro, TN, 1 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 61% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 63 days after the last snow.

ZIP 38562 is 1 mile from Gainesboro, TN, which stands at 487 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 38562 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.