When to plant in Savannah, TN

Planting dates worked out from Savannah'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 5

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 28

1 year in 10 by Oct 11

Frost-free days

200

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Savannah 6 Sw · 10.4 km away · station 138 m, town 135 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 1 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 17
Peas	—	Feb 22 – Mar 22	Apr 18
Bush beans	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 2
Carrot	—	Mar 15 – Apr 26	May 14
Beet	—	Mar 8 – Apr 19	Apr 27
Potato	—	Mar 15 – Apr 5	May 24
Kale	Jan 25 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 20
Broccoli	Jan 25 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 29	May 7
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 8 – Mar 29	Jun 6
Garlic	—	Oct 14 – Nov 11 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 22 – Mar 22	Apr 1
Basil	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 16

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Savannah'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
1896	Mar 24
1897	Feb 28
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 10
1900	Apr 11
1901	Mar 21
1902	Mar 20
1903	Apr 4
1904	Apr 13
1905	Apr 17
1906	Apr 1
1908	Apr 4
1909	May 2
1910	Mar 16
1912	Mar 25
1913	Mar 29
1914	Apr 10
1916	Apr 9
1917	Apr 10
1918	Apr 13
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 30
1922	Mar 22
1923	Apr 9
1924	Apr 3
1925	Mar 28
1926	Apr 20
1927	Mar 25
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 21
1931	Mar 20
1932	Mar 24
1933	Mar 22
1934	Apr 15
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 8
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 21
1944	May 7
1945	Mar 22
1946	Apr 13
1947	Mar 31
1949	Mar 20
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 7
1954	Apr 2
1955	Mar 31
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 8
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 10
1961	Apr 18
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 27
1966	Apr 15
1967	Mar 22
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 6
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 13
1976	May 4
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 22
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 22
1981	Mar 25
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 7
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 4
1988	Mar 19
1989	Apr 14
1990	Apr 12
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 5
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 7
1995	Apr 1
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 19
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 10
2001	Apr 25
2002	Apr 7
2003	Mar 31
2004	Mar 22
2005	Mar 18
2006	Mar 30
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 15
2009	Mar 29
2010	Mar 7
2011	Mar 27
2012	Apr 12
2013	Apr 25
2014	Apr 16
2015	Mar 29
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 18
2018	Apr 20
2019	Apr 1
2020	Apr 15
2021	Apr 22
2022	Mar 14
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 20
2025	Apr 9
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1897	261
1898	198
1899	207
1900	211
1901	227
1902	222
1903	197
1904	192
1905	186
1908	203
1912	222
1913	205
1914	199
1916	195
1917	183
1918	201
1919	200
1920	197
1921	166
1922	232
1923	196
1924	180
1925	205
1926	187
1927	225
1928	208
1929	215
1931	256
1932	195
1933	230
1936	192
1938	197
1939	189
1940	186
1942	197
1944	173
1945	226
1946	213
1947	221
1949	225
1950	197
1954	201
1955	207
1956	201
1957	194
1958	201
1959	206
1960	194
1961	191
1962	190
1963	220
1964	183
1965	211
1966	194
1967	202
1969	206
1971	209
1972	193
1973	205
1974	176
1975	214
1976	166
1977	189
1978	168
1980	204
1981	212
1982	198
1983	197
1984	219
1985	211
1986	203
1988	206
1989	187
1990	196
1991	189
1993	191
1994	229
1995	206
1996	191
1997	182
1999	190
2000	180
2001	174
2002	208
2003	227
2004	253
2005	222
2006	196
2007	210
2008	195
2010	236
2011	207
2012	199
2013	182
2014	198
2015	202
2016	232
2017	221
2018	184
2019	213
2020	200
2021	177
2022	217
2023	223
2025	207

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1897	23.1 °C
1898	23.2 °C
1899	23.3 °C
1900	23.5 °C
1901	22.3 °C
1902	23.4 °C
1903	22.4 °C
1904	22.5 °C
1905	22.9 °C
1908	22.8 °C
1912	23.2 °C
1913	23.2 °C
1914	23.5 °C
1916	23.1 °C
1917	22.1 °C
1920	22.7 °C
1922	23.9 °C
1923	22.4 °C
1924	22.2 °C
1925	24.8 °C
1926	23.1 °C
1927	23.4 °C
1928	22.2 °C
1929	22.8 °C
1931	22.9 °C
1932	23.3 °C
1933	23.8 °C
1934	23.9 °C
1935	23.9 °C
1937	23.2 °C
1938	23.6 °C
1939	23.2 °C
1940	21.8 °C
1941	24.4 °C
1942	23.4 °C
1943	23.6 °C
1944	23.3 °C
1945	22.3 °C
1946	22.3 °C
1947	22.8 °C
1949	22.4 °C
1950	21.4 °C
1954	24.4 °C
1955	23.5 °C
1957	23.2 °C
1959	23.1 °C
1960	23.1 °C
1961	21.5 °C
1962	22.7 °C
1963	22.5 °C
1965	23.4 °C
1966	22.1 °C
1967	21.6 °C
1969	23.2 °C
1970	23.1 °C
1971	22.1 °C
1972	22.6 °C
1973	22.5 °C
1974	21.6 °C
1975	21.9 °C
1976	21.1 °C
1977	23.7 °C
1978	23.0 °C
1979	22.1 °C
1980	23.8 °C
1981	22.9 °C
1982	22.4 °C
1983	22.7 °C
1984	22.3 °C
1985	22.8 °C
1986	23.8 °C
1987	23.5 °C
1989	21.7 °C
1990	22.8 °C
1991	23.8 °C
1993	23.3 °C
1994	22.7 °C
1995	22.8 °C
1996	22.1 °C
1997	21.2 °C
1999	23.5 °C
2000	23.6 °C
2001	22.8 °C
2002	23.1 °C
2003	21.3 °C
2004	22.0 °C
2005	22.4 °C
2006	23.4 °C
2007	23.8 °C
2008	22.6 °C
2010	24.2 °C
2011	23.4 °C
2012	23.1 °C
2013	21.8 °C
2014	22.5 °C
2015	22.7 °C
2016	23.3 °C
2017	22.8 °C
2018	23.1 °C
2019	24.0 °C
2020	22.5 °C
2021	22.3 °C
2022	23.1 °C
2023	22.8 °C
2024	23.9 °C
2025	23.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Savannah'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 Savannah 6 Sw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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