When to plant in Murfreesboro, TN

Planting dates worked out from Murfreesboro'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 9

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 25

1 year in 10 by Oct 8

Frost-free days

195

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Murfreesboro 5 N · 8.5 km away · station 163 m, town 186 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 5 – Feb 12	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 21
Peas	—	Feb 26 – Mar 26	Apr 22
Bush beans	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 2
Carrot	—	Mar 19 – Apr 30	May 18
Beet	—	Mar 12 – Apr 23	May 1
Potato	—	Mar 19 – Apr 9	May 28
Kale	Jan 29 – Feb 12	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 24
Broccoli	Jan 29 – Feb 12	Mar 12 – Apr 2	May 11
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 12 – Apr 2	Jun 10
Garlic	—	Oct 11 – Nov 8 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 26 – Mar 26	Apr 5
Basil	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 16

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Murfreesboro'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	Mar 24
1897	Apr 10
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 10
1900	Apr 6
1901	Apr 12
1902	Apr 2
1903	Apr 5
1904	Apr 17
1905	Apr 18
1906	Apr 2
1907	Apr 14
1908	Apr 4
1909	Apr 11
1910	Mar 16
1911	Apr 1
1912	Mar 26
1913	Mar 28
1914	Apr 21
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 9
1918	Apr 11
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 12
1922	Mar 23
1923	Apr 9
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 2
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 23
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 18
1930	Apr 24
1931	Apr 7
1932	Mar 24
1933	Mar 29
1934	May 27
1935	Mar 18
1936	Apr 8
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 8
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 11
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 31
1948	Apr 2
1949	Apr 18
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 2
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 19
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 11
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 10
1967	Mar 22
1968	Mar 25
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 6
1971	Apr 11
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 25
1975	Apr 13
1976	May 4
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 27
1980	Apr 15
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 23
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 5
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 24
1987	Apr 7
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 14
1990	Apr 13
1991	Apr 1
1992	Apr 6
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 5
1996	Apr 12
1997	Apr 19
1998	Apr 12
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 10
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 8
2004	Apr 5
2005	Mar 18
2006	Mar 29
2007	Apr 16
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 28
2011	Apr 6
2012	Apr 12
2013	Apr 20
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 5
2016	Apr 4
2017	Mar 20
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 4
2020	May 9
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 10
2023	Apr 24
2024	Apr 22
2025	Apr 13
2026	Mar 30

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	187
1896	228
1897	215
1898	201
1899	207
1900	213
1901	205
1902	195
1903	196
1904	189
1905	197
1906	191
1907	182
1908	214
1909	184
1910	226
1911	204
1912	221
1913	206
1914	189
1915	188
1916	194
1917	184
1918	204
1919	201
1921	183
1922	203
1923	179
1924	180
1925	191
1926	196
1927	196
1928	202
1929	221
1930	179
1931	194
1932	222
1933	210
1934	154
1935	202
1936	209
1937	185
1938	197
1939	189
1940	207
1941	224
1942	197
1943	184
1944	204
1945	237
1946	204
1947	221
1948	198
1949	199
1950	197
1951	175
1952	192
1953	192
1954	210
1955	207
1956	203
1957	187
1958	203
1959	205
1960	192
1961	198
1962	190
1963	220
1964	184
1965	216
1966	199
1967	227
1968	193
1969	199
1970	193
1971	206
1972	193
1973	205
1974	160
1975	200
1976	166
1977	188
1978	168
1979	200
1980	173
1981	208
1982	182
1983	197
1984	180
1985	211
1986	202
1987	183
1988	174
1989	202
1990	196
1991	188
1992	237
1993	183
1994	201
1995	202
1996	189
1997	186
1998	193
1999	209
2000	180
2001	180
2002	207
2004	223
2005	219
2006	197
2007	199
2008	195
2009	192
2010	191
2011	198
2012	201
2013	187
2014	171
2015	195
2016	219
2017	223
2018	182
2019	210
2020	176
2021	195
2022	181
2023	189
2024	176
2025	210

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	21.7 °C
1896	22.8 °C
1897	21.9 °C
1898	22.3 °C
1899	23.0 °C
1900	22.2 °C
1901	21.1 °C
1902	22.0 °C
1903	21.6 °C
1904	20.9 °C
1905	21.9 °C
1906	22.0 °C
1907	20.6 °C
1908	21.8 °C
1909	21.6 °C
1910	21.0 °C
1911	22.3 °C
1912	21.8 °C
1913	22.4 °C
1914	22.3 °C
1915	22.1 °C
1916	21.4 °C
1917	20.8 °C
1918	21.4 °C
1919	22.4 °C
1921	22.9 °C
1922	22.3 °C
1923	21.2 °C
1924	20.9 °C
1925	23.2 °C
1926	21.6 °C
1927	21.9 °C
1928	20.6 °C
1929	21.8 °C
1930	23.0 °C
1931	22.0 °C
1932	22.4 °C
1933	22.7 °C
1934	22.9 °C
1935	22.2 °C
1936	23.5 °C
1937	22.3 °C
1938	22.4 °C
1939	22.6 °C
1940	21.7 °C
1941	23.5 °C
1942	22.6 °C
1943	23.1 °C
1944	23.1 °C
1945	22.3 °C
1946	21.6 °C
1947	22.3 °C
1948	22.4 °C
1949	21.9 °C
1950	21.2 °C
1951	22.2 °C
1952	23.2 °C
1953	22.9 °C
1954	23.9 °C
1955	23.3 °C
1956	22.5 °C
1957	23.2 °C
1958	22.5 °C
1959	22.8 °C
1960	22.5 °C
1961	21.1 °C
1962	22.5 °C
1963	22.1 °C
1964	22.7 °C
1965	22.8 °C
1966	21.7 °C
1967	21.2 °C
1968	22.1 °C
1969	21.9 °C
1970	21.9 °C
1971	21.1 °C
1972	21.2 °C
1973	21.1 °C
1974	20.7 °C
1975	21.0 °C
1976	20.2 °C
1977	22.8 °C
1978	22.1 °C
1979	21.0 °C
1980	22.1 °C
1981	21.5 °C
1982	20.7 °C
1983	21.1 °C
1984	20.5 °C
1985	21.6 °C
1986	22.4 °C
1987	22.4 °C
1988	21.7 °C
1989	20.6 °C
1990	21.2 °C
1991	22.4 °C
1992	20.2 °C
1993	21.2 °C
1994	20.8 °C
1995	21.6 °C
1996	20.9 °C
1997	20.3 °C
1998	22.6 °C
1999	22.3 °C
2000	21.4 °C
2001	21.6 °C
2002	22.4 °C
2003	21.5 °C
2004	21.4 °C
2005	22.3 °C
2006	22.2 °C
2007	22.5 °C
2008	21.2 °C
2009	21.4 °C
2010	23.3 °C
2011	22.2 °C
2012	22.3 °C
2013	20.8 °C
2014	21.2 °C
2015	21.6 °C
2016	22.7 °C
2017	21.9 °C
2018	22.5 °C
2019	22.8 °C
2020	21.3 °C
2021	21.2 °C
2022	22.1 °C
2023	21.4 °C
2024	22.7 °C
2025	22.6 °C
2026	23.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1895, Murfreesboro'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 Murfreesboro 5 N (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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