When to plant in Paris, TN

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 7

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 30

1 year in 10 by Oct 18

Frost-free days

204

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Paris 3 Ese · 7.0 km away · station 135 m, town 157 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 21 – Mar 7	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 12
Sweet pepper	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 17
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 3 – Feb 10	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 19
Peas	—	Feb 27 – Mar 27	Apr 23
Bush beans	—	Apr 11 – May 2	May 31
Carrot	—	Mar 17 – Apr 28	May 16
Beet	—	Mar 10 – Apr 21	Apr 29
Potato	—	Mar 17 – Apr 7	May 26
Kale	Jan 27 – Feb 10	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 22
Broccoli	Jan 27 – Feb 10	Mar 10 – Mar 31	May 9
Cucumber	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 7
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 2
Winter squash	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jul 7
Sweet corn	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 10
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 10 – Mar 31	Jun 8
Garlic	—	Oct 16 – Nov 13 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 27 – Mar 27	Apr 6
Basil	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 14

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Paris'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
1923	Apr 9
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 21
1944	May 7
1945	Apr 6
1946	Mar 11
1947	Apr 17
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 8
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 2
1955	Mar 31
1956	Mar 31
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 12
1959	Apr 15
1960	Apr 11
1961	Apr 29
1962	Apr 17
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 11
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 10
1967	Mar 23
1968	Mar 26
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 4
1971	Apr 9
1972	Apr 10
1973	Apr 15
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 13
1976	May 4
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 27
1980	Apr 5
1981	Mar 26
1982	Apr 11
1983	Apr 22
1984	Apr 1
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 4
1988	Apr 16
1989	Apr 13
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 17
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 6
1996	Apr 11
1997	Apr 19
1998	Mar 22
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 17
2002	Apr 6
2003	Apr 10
2004	Apr 14
2005	Mar 20
2006	Mar 28
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 30
2009	Mar 31
2010	Mar 7
2011	Apr 5
2012	Apr 13
2013	Apr 26
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 6
2016	Mar 26

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1923	204
1940	167
1941	223
1942	196
1943	177
1944	173
1945	211
1946	246
1947	205
1949	195
1950	197
1951	176
1952	181
1953	191
1954	197
1955	207
1956	222
1957	187
1958	190
1959	195
1960	191
1961	168
1962	189
1963	180
1964	177
1965	211
1966	193
1967	201
1968	213
1969	199
1970	213
1971	208
1972	208
1973	204
1974	175
1975	214
1976	176
1977	189
1978	175
1979	200
1980	190
1981	211
1982	193
1983	196
1984	225
1985	224
1986	203
1987	191
1988	180
1989	189
1990	195
1991	198
1992	198
1993	193
1994	200
1996	204
1998	228
1999	209
2001	183
2002	209
2003	217
2004	224
2005	219
2006	209
2007	210
2008	181
2010	236
2011	199
2013	181
2014	197
2015	194
2016	231

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1923	21.8 °C
1925	24.0 °C
1940	21.9 °C
1941	24.4 °C
1942	22.9 °C
1943	22.9 °C
1944	23.2 °C
1945	22.2 °C
1946	22.1 °C
1947	22.3 °C
1949	21.4 °C
1950	20.5 °C
1951	21.3 °C
1952	22.5 °C
1953	22.5 °C
1954	23.3 °C
1955	22.9 °C
1956	21.8 °C
1957	21.6 °C
1958	20.9 °C
1959	21.6 °C
1960	21.4 °C
1961	20.1 °C
1962	21.4 °C
1963	21.2 °C
1964	21.3 °C
1965	22.2 °C
1966	20.7 °C
1967	20.3 °C
1968	21.4 °C
1969	21.7 °C
1970	21.8 °C
1971	20.8 °C
1972	21.2 °C
1973	21.2 °C
1974	20.3 °C
1975	21.1 °C
1976	19.9 °C
1977	22.8 °C
1978	22.0 °C
1979	20.5 °C
1980	22.1 °C
1981	21.1 °C
1982	20.6 °C
1983	21.1 °C
1984	20.9 °C
1985	21.3 °C
1986	22.2 °C
1987	22.3 °C
1988	21.7 °C
1989	20.4 °C
1990	20.8 °C
1991	22.1 °C
1992	20.1 °C
1993	21.0 °C
1994	20.2 °C
1996	20.1 °C
1997	19.5 °C
1998	22.2 °C
1999	21.9 °C
2000	21.1 °C
2001	21.7 °C
2002	22.1 °C
2003	20.9 °C
2004	20.9 °C
2005	21.6 °C
2006	21.7 °C
2007	22.7 °C
2008	21.5 °C
2009	21.1 °C
2010	23.1 °C
2011	21.9 °C
2012	22.2 °C
2013	20.7 °C
2014	21.1 °C
2015	22.0 °C
2016	22.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1923, Paris's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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