When to plant in McMinnville, TN

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 20

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 8

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 27

1 year in 10 by Oct 18

Frost-free days

199

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Mc Minnville · 1.6 km away · station 286 m, town 295 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 14
Sweet pepper	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 19
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 4 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 20
Peas	—	Feb 25 – Mar 25	Apr 21
Bush beans	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 2
Carrot	—	Mar 18 – Apr 29	May 17
Beet	—	Mar 11 – Apr 22	Apr 30
Potato	—	Mar 18 – Apr 8	May 27
Kale	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 23
Broccoli	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Apr 1	May 10
Cucumber	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 9
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 4
Winter squash	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jul 9
Sweet corn	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 12
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 11 – Apr 1	Jun 9
Garlic	—	Oct 13 – Nov 10 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 25 – Mar 25	Apr 4
Basil	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 16

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McMinnville'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
1895	Apr 4
1896	Apr 3
1897	Apr 10
1898	Apr 8
1900	Apr 1
1903	Apr 24
1904	Apr 17
1905	Apr 18
1906	May 10
1907	Apr 20
1908	May 1
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 26
1911	Apr 1
1913	Mar 29
1914	Apr 21
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 15
1918	Apr 12
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 12
1922	Mar 23
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 2
1926	Apr 26
1928	Apr 17
1929	Mar 18
1930	Apr 25
1931	Apr 7
1932	Apr 15
1933	Mar 29
1934	Mar 29
1935	Mar 18
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 11
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 31
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 21
1951	Mar 25
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 2
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 15
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 11
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 10
1967	Mar 23
1968	Apr 6
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 3
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 25
1975	Apr 16
1976	May 4
1977	Mar 24
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 26
1980	Apr 6
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 24
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 2
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 6
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 1
1995	Apr 1
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 18
1998	Apr 11
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 6
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 5
2005	Apr 24
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 16
2009	Mar 30
2010	Mar 27
2011	Apr 6
2012	Apr 12
2013	Apr 20
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 6
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 19
2018	Apr 17
2019	Apr 1
2020	Apr 16
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 19
2023	Apr 24
2024	Apr 6
2025	Apr 9
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	179
1896	218
1897	215
1900	216
1903	177
1904	188
1905	186
1906	152
1907	175
1908	176
1910	184
1911	214
1913	205
1914	189
1915	187
1916	194
1917	177
1918	203
1919	199
1920	197
1921	183
1922	209
1923	163
1924	180
1925	200
1928	207
1929	231
1930	176
1931	193
1933	223
1934	212
1935	202
1936	200
1937	194
1938	196
1939	184
1940	207
1941	224
1942	197
1943	185
1944	204
1945	237
1946	246
1947	221
1949	198
1950	202
1951	221
1952	196
1953	191
1954	210
1955	207
1956	201
1957	194
1958	203
1959	204
1960	192
1961	197
1962	190
1963	180
1964	179
1965	211
1966	193
1967	190
1968	181
1969	199
1970	213
1971	183
1972	193
1974	160
1975	211
1976	166
1977	203
1978	175
1979	201
1980	182
1981	208
1982	181
1983	197
1984	182
1985	211
1986	202
1987	180
1988	174
1989	204
1990	195
1991	189
1992	172
1993	183
1994	208
1995	216
1996	190
1997	187
1998	194
1999	206
2000	181
2001	180
2002	209
2003	223
2004	214
2005	182
2007	206
2008	195
2009	201
2010	216
2011	198
2012	201
2013	187
2014	199
2015	221
2016	232
2017	224
2018	187
2019	214
2020	199
2021	196
2022	172
2023	190
2024	192
2025	214

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	21.4 °C
1896	22.5 °C
1897	21.0 °C
1898	21.5 °C
1900	21.5 °C
1903	20.8 °C
1904	20.5 °C
1905	21.9 °C
1906	21.9 °C
1907	20.4 °C
1908	22.1 °C
1909	21.2 °C
1910	20.7 °C
1911	22.0 °C
1913	22.4 °C
1914	22.5 °C
1915	22.7 °C
1916	21.9 °C
1917	21.1 °C
1918	22.2 °C
1919	22.5 °C
1920	21.0 °C
1922	22.5 °C
1923	21.4 °C
1924	21.2 °C
1925	23.5 °C
1926	21.7 °C
1928	20.7 °C
1929	21.7 °C
1930	22.4 °C
1931	22.2 °C
1933	22.3 °C
1934	22.7 °C
1935	21.9 °C
1936	22.6 °C
1937	21.7 °C
1938	21.8 °C
1939	21.7 °C
1940	20.4 °C
1941	23.0 °C
1942	22.0 °C
1943	22.4 °C
1944	22.4 °C
1945	22.0 °C
1946	21.4 °C
1947	22.0 °C
1949	21.9 °C
1950	21.2 °C
1951	22.1 °C
1952	22.4 °C
1953	22.1 °C
1954	22.7 °C
1955	22.4 °C
1956	21.3 °C
1957	22.3 °C
1958	21.7 °C
1959	22.2 °C
1960	21.6 °C
1961	20.0 °C
1962	21.9 °C
1963	21.2 °C
1964	21.7 °C
1965	21.8 °C
1966	20.8 °C
1967	20.4 °C
1968	21.3 °C
1969	21.5 °C
1970	21.9 °C
1971	21.3 °C
1972	21.3 °C
1974	20.4 °C
1975	21.0 °C
1976	19.7 °C
1977	22.2 °C
1978	21.9 °C
1979	20.9 °C
1980	22.3 °C
1981	21.7 °C
1982	21.0 °C
1983	21.3 °C
1984	20.7 °C
1985	21.6 °C
1986	22.3 °C
1987	22.2 °C
1988	21.8 °C
1989	20.7 °C
1990	21.6 °C
1991	22.4 °C
1992	20.5 °C
1993	21.6 °C
1994	21.0 °C
1995	21.8 °C
1996	21.1 °C
1997	20.4 °C
1998	22.2 °C
1999	21.9 °C
2000	21.4 °C
2001	21.6 °C
2002	22.6 °C
2003	21.5 °C
2004	21.4 °C
2005	22.0 °C
2006	21.9 °C
2007	22.7 °C
2008	21.9 °C
2009	21.8 °C
2010	23.6 °C
2011	22.7 °C
2012	22.6 °C
2013	21.4 °C
2014	21.9 °C
2015	22.3 °C
2016	22.9 °C
2017	22.1 °C
2018	22.7 °C
2019	23.2 °C
2020	21.6 °C
2021	21.5 °C
2022	22.5 °C
2023	21.4 °C
2024	22.8 °C
2025	23.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1895, McMinnville'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 Mc Minnville (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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