When to plant in Brighton, TN

Planting dates worked out from Brighton's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Apr 15

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 27

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 8

1 year in 10 by Oct 28

Frost-free days

228

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Covington 3 Sw · 7.7 km away · station 117 m, town 104 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 15 – Apr 29	Jun 9
Sweet pepper	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Apr 15 – Apr 29	Jun 14
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 23 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 8
Peas	—	Feb 20 – Mar 20	Apr 16
Bush beans	—	Apr 8 – Apr 29	May 28
Carrot	—	Mar 6 – Apr 17	May 5
Beet	—	Mar 3 – Apr 14	Apr 22
Potato	—	Mar 6 – Mar 27	May 15
Kale	Jan 16 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 13	Apr 11
Broccoli	Jan 16 – Jan 30	Feb 27 – Mar 20	Apr 28
Cucumber	Mar 18 – Mar 25	Apr 15 – Apr 29	Jun 4
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 18 – Mar 25	Apr 15 – Apr 29	May 30
Winter squash	Mar 18 – Mar 25	Apr 15 – Apr 29	Jul 4
Sweet corn	—	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jun 7
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 27 – Mar 20	May 28
Garlic	—	Oct 25 – Nov 22 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 20 – Mar 20	Mar 30
Basil	Mar 4 – Mar 18	Apr 15 – Apr 29	Jun 11

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Brighton's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1893	Mar 20
1894	Mar 30
1903	Mar 26
1904	Mar 27
1905	Apr 17
1906	Apr 1
1907	Apr 14
1908	Apr 2
1909	Apr 9
1910	Mar 16
1911	Mar 16
1912	Mar 25
1913	Mar 28
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 1
1916	Mar 16
1917	Mar 6
1918	Apr 14
1919	Apr 2
1920	Apr 5
1921	Mar 29
1922	Mar 22
1923	Apr 1
1924	Apr 2
1925	Mar 16
1926	Apr 4
1927	Mar 4
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 17
1930	Mar 30
1931	Mar 17
1932	Mar 18
1933	Mar 22
1934	Mar 29
1935	Mar 8
1936	Apr 8
1937	Mar 29
1938	Apr 10
1939	Mar 7
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Mar 31
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 9
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 14
1949	Mar 20
1950	Apr 15
1951	Mar 20
1952	Mar 23
1953	Apr 19
1954	Apr 1
1955	Mar 30
1957	Apr 13
1958	Apr 8
1959	Mar 24
1960	Apr 10
1961	Mar 11
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 28
1966	Apr 10
1967	Mar 19
1968	Apr 6
1969	Apr 1
1970	Mar 27
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 4
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 1
1978	Mar 19
1979	Mar 27
1980	Mar 19
1981	Mar 19
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 20
1984	Apr 1
1985	Apr 9
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 4
1988	Mar 19
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 8
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 3
1994	Apr 8
1995	Mar 11
1996	Apr 6
1997	Mar 17
1998	Mar 14
1999	Mar 16
2000	Mar 13
2001	Mar 28
2002	Mar 27
2003	Mar 31
2004	Mar 22
2005	Mar 16
2006	Mar 26
2007	Apr 9
2008	Apr 15
2009	Mar 14
2010	Mar 7
2011	Mar 11
2012	Mar 6
2013	May 4
2014	Apr 16
2015	Mar 30
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 17
2018	Apr 17

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	223
1894	220
1903	212
1904	209
1905	207
1906	192
1907	210
1908	193
1909	186
1910	226
1911	230
1912	234
1913	215
1914	200
1915	227
1916	242
1917	216
1918	200
1919	224
1920	206
1921	218
1922	243
1923	212
1924	204
1927	246
1928	197
1929	232
1930	214
1931	234
1932	228
1933	230
1934	217
1935	254
1936	203
1937	208
1938	211
1939	235
1940	207
1941	223
1942	208
1943	183
1944	228
1945	239
1946	246
1947	228
1948	217
1949	228
1950	203
1951	226
1952	197
1953	193
1954	211
1955	218
1957	196
1958	212
1960	193
1961	229
1962	190
1963	223
1964	183
1965	210
1966	205
1967	229
1968	201
1969	209
1970	221
1971	213
1972	199
1973	208
1974	194
1975	223
1976	223
1977	255
1978	253
1979	200
1980	224
1981	218
1982	207
1983	198
1984	215
1985	209
1986	234
1987	220
1988	242
1989	204
1990	211
1991	215
1992	217
1993	210
1994	228
1995	237
1996	210
1997	231
1998	236
1999	254
2000	242
2001	213
2002	234
2003	227
2004	249
2005	224
2006	210
2007	211
2008	195
2009	257
2010	242
2011	244
2012	246
2013	173
2014	199
2015	236
2016	235
2017	224

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	22.2 °C
1894	21.8 °C
1903	22.0 °C
1904	22.1 °C
1905	23.1 °C
1906	23.0 °C
1907	22.1 °C
1908	23.3 °C
1909	23.0 °C
1910	21.9 °C
1911	23.3 °C
1912	22.4 °C
1913	22.7 °C
1914	23.5 °C
1915	22.4 °C
1916	22.5 °C
1917	21.3 °C
1918	22.5 °C
1919	23.1 °C
1920	22.5 °C
1921	23.9 °C
1922	23.5 °C
1923	22.9 °C
1924	22.3 °C
1927	23.4 °C
1928	22.4 °C
1929	23.1 °C
1930	24.0 °C
1931	23.1 °C
1932	23.6 °C
1933	23.9 °C
1934	24.3 °C
1935	22.8 °C
1936	24.0 °C
1937	23.3 °C
1938	23.6 °C
1939	23.3 °C
1940	22.2 °C
1941	24.4 °C
1942	23.1 °C
1943	23.7 °C
1944	23.3 °C
1945	22.5 °C
1946	22.6 °C
1947	22.9 °C
1948	23.2 °C
1949	22.6 °C
1950	21.9 °C
1951	22.7 °C
1952	23.4 °C
1953	23.5 °C
1954	24.3 °C
1955	23.6 °C
1956	23.1 °C
1957	22.8 °C
1958	22.6 °C
1960	23.2 °C
1961	21.7 °C
1962	22.5 °C
1963	22.9 °C
1964	22.9 °C
1965	23.1 °C
1966	21.9 °C
1967	21.4 °C
1968	22.3 °C
1969	22.5 °C
1970	22.8 °C
1971	21.9 °C
1972	22.5 °C
1973	22.4 °C
1974	21.5 °C
1975	22.0 °C
1976	21.2 °C
1977	24.1 °C
1978	23.1 °C
1979	22.0 °C
1980	23.9 °C
1981	22.9 °C
1982	22.2 °C
1983	22.3 °C
1984	21.8 °C
1985	22.7 °C
1986	23.7 °C
1987	23.4 °C
1988	22.9 °C
1989	21.7 °C
1990	22.5 °C
1991	23.5 °C
1992	21.6 °C
1993	22.5 °C
1994	22.5 °C
1995	23.0 °C
1996	22.7 °C
1997	21.9 °C
1998	24.3 °C
1999	23.7 °C
2000	23.2 °C
2001	23.0 °C
2002	23.0 °C
2003	21.9 °C
2004	21.8 °C
2005	22.7 °C
2006	22.7 °C
2007	23.1 °C
2008	21.9 °C
2009	21.7 °C
2010	23.9 °C
2011	22.8 °C
2012	23.0 °C
2013	21.3 °C
2014	21.3 °C
2015	22.3 °C
2016	22.6 °C
2017	21.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Brighton's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Covington 3 Sw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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