When to plant in Newport, TN

Planting dates worked out from Newport'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 10

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 26

1 year in 10 by Oct 18

Frost-free days

200

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Newport 1 Nw · 2.2 km away · station 316 m, town 321 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 6 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Mar 27	Apr 22
Peas	—	Feb 27 – Mar 27	Apr 23
Bush beans	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 2
Carrot	—	Mar 20 – May 1	May 19
Beet	—	Mar 13 – Apr 24	May 2
Potato	—	Mar 20 – Apr 10	May 29
Kale	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Mar 27	Apr 25
Broccoli	Jan 30 – Feb 13	Mar 13 – Apr 3	May 12
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 13 – Apr 3	Jun 11
Garlic	—	Oct 12 – Nov 9 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 27 – Mar 27	Apr 6
Basil	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 16

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Newport'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
1897	Apr 18
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 17
1900	Apr 6
1901	Apr 21
1902	Apr 8
1903	Apr 5
1904	Apr 21
1905	Apr 18
1906	Apr 24
1907	Apr 18
1908	Apr 4
1909	Apr 11
1910	Mar 16
1911	Apr 2
1912	Apr 8
1914	Apr 11
1915	Apr 5
1916	Apr 11
1917	Apr 15
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 15
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 23
1923	Apr 10
1924	Apr 4
1925	Apr 4
1926	Apr 27
1927	Apr 26
1928	Apr 29
1929	Mar 19
1930	Apr 26
1931	Mar 19
1933	Mar 30
1934	Mar 30
1935	Apr 18
1936	Apr 9
1937	Apr 13
1938	Apr 12
1939	Apr 14
1940	Apr 14
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 14
1943	Apr 17
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 7
1946	Apr 13
1947	Apr 1
1948	Mar 30
1949	Apr 20
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 18
1952	Apr 17
1953	Apr 17
1954	Apr 1
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Mar 28
1960	Apr 12
1961	Apr 15
1962	Apr 22
1963	May 3
1964	Apr 11
1966	May 10
1967	Apr 29
1968	Apr 16
1970	Apr 8
1971	May 5
1972	Apr 27
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 25
1975	Apr 16
1976	May 4
1977	Apr 9
1978	Mar 30
1979	Apr 7
1980	Apr 17
1981	Apr 7
1982	Apr 24
1983	Apr 25
1984	Apr 19
1985	Apr 11
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 10
1988	Apr 20
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 18
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 23
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 25
1996	Apr 17
1997	Apr 16
1998	Apr 12
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 5
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 8
2003	Apr 1
2004	Apr 15
2005	Mar 19
2006	Apr 9
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 16
2009	Mar 22
2010	Mar 31
2011	Apr 6
2012	Apr 12
2013	Apr 3
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 5
2016	Apr 10
2017	Apr 9
2018	Apr 20
2019	Apr 3
2020	Apr 16
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 10
2023	Mar 30
2024	Apr 6
2025	Apr 13
2026	Mar 29

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1897	199
1898	193
1900	215
1901	197
1902	234
1903	202
1904	185
1905	186
1906	169
1907	177
1908	210
1909	183
1910	226
1911	214
1915	186
1916	193
1917	177
1918	183
1919	192
1920	197
1921	172
1922	172
1923	193
1924	200
1925	189
1926	177
1927	170
1928	149
1929	220
1930	175
1931	212
1933	209
1934	211
1935	171
1936	215
1937	184
1938	195
1939	183
1940	206
1941	225
1942	195
1943	183
1944	204
1945	202
1946	213
1947	225
1948	202
1949	197
1950	198
1951	198
1952	186
1953	196
1954	201
1955	194
1956	201
1957	187
1958	203
1959	219
1960	195
1961	194
1962	184
1963	179
1964	182
1966	171
1967	153
1968	171
1970	191
1971	182
1972	175
1973	186
1974	160
1975	197
1976	166
1977	188
1978	192
1979	189
1980	178
1981	195
1982	184
1983	185
1985	210
1986	192
1987	176
1988	170
1989	178
1990	191
1991	189
1992	172
1993	187
1994	201
1995	178
1996	184
1997	188
1998	193
1999	210
2000	187
2001	181
2002	207
2003	225
2004	204
2005	221
2006	187
2007	202
2008	188
2009	210
2010	212
2011	206
2012	204
2013	204
2014	199
2015	195
2016	214
2017	203
2018	184
2019	212
2020	199
2021	196
2022	192
2023	215
2025	201

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1897	20.7 °C
1898	21.3 °C
1899	21.6 °C
1900	21.9 °C
1901	20.3 °C
1902	21.4 °C
1903	21.1 °C
1904	20.6 °C
1905	21.7 °C
1906	21.9 °C
1907	19.9 °C
1908	21.3 °C
1909	20.4 °C
1912	21.2 °C
1915	21.4 °C
1916	21.5 °C
1917	20.4 °C
1918	20.8 °C
1919	21.4 °C
1921	22.1 °C
1922	21.2 °C
1923	20.2 °C
1924	19.7 °C
1925	21.9 °C
1926	20.8 °C
1927	20.2 °C
1928	19.1 °C
1929	20.9 °C
1930	21.6 °C
1931	21.6 °C
1932	21.9 °C
1933	22.2 °C
1934	22.0 °C
1935	21.3 °C
1936	22.7 °C
1937	21.4 °C
1938	21.3 °C
1939	21.8 °C
1940	20.6 °C
1941	22.4 °C
1942	21.5 °C
1943	21.5 °C
1944	22.1 °C
1945	21.2 °C
1946	21.2 °C
1947	21.5 °C
1948	21.9 °C
1949	21.4 °C
1950	21.1 °C
1951	21.8 °C
1952	22.7 °C
1953	22.2 °C
1954	22.7 °C
1955	22.4 °C
1956	20.9 °C
1957	22.1 °C
1958	22.1 °C
1959	22.4 °C
1960	21.4 °C
1961	20.0 °C
1962	21.1 °C
1963	20.7 °C
1964	21.2 °C
1966	20.2 °C
1967	19.3 °C
1968	20.5 °C
1969	20.8 °C
1970	21.4 °C
1971	20.2 °C
1972	20.1 °C
1973	20.6 °C
1974	19.8 °C
1975	20.6 °C
1976	19.2 °C
1977	21.7 °C
1978	21.3 °C
1979	20.3 °C
1980	21.5 °C
1981	20.7 °C
1982	20.2 °C
1983	19.9 °C
1984	19.6 °C
1985	20.6 °C
1986	21.7 °C
1987	21.5 °C
1988	20.5 °C
1989	20.2 °C
1990	20.8 °C
1991	21.8 °C
1992	19.9 °C
1993	21.2 °C
1994	20.6 °C
1995	21.3 °C
1996	20.5 °C
1997	19.5 °C
1998	20.6 °C
1999	21.6 °C
2000	21.2 °C
2001	21.2 °C
2002	22.0 °C
2003	20.9 °C
2004	20.9 °C
2005	21.9 °C
2006	21.8 °C
2007	21.9 °C
2008	21.4 °C
2009	20.8 °C
2010	22.6 °C
2011	21.8 °C
2012	21.6 °C
2013	20.6 °C
2014	21.2 °C
2015	21.7 °C
2016	22.3 °C
2017	21.3 °C
2018	22.5 °C
2019	22.7 °C
2020	21.2 °C
2021	21.2 °C
2022	21.8 °C
2023	21.3 °C
2024	22.4 °C
2025	22.4 °C
2026	22.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1897, Newport'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 Newport 1 Nw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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