When to plant in Sneedville, TN

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

Safe to plant out

May 3

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 14

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 25

1 year in 10 by Oct 17

Frost-free days

196

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Rogersville 1 Ne · 24.4 km away · station 413 m, town 357 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 8 – Mar 22	May 3 – May 17	Jun 27
Sweet pepper	Feb 22 – Mar 8	May 3 – May 17	Jul 2
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 10 – Feb 17	Mar 17 – Mar 31	Apr 26
Peas	—	Mar 3 – Mar 31	Apr 27
Bush beans	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 15
Carrot	—	Mar 24 – May 5	May 23
Beet	—	Mar 17 – Apr 28	May 6
Potato	—	Mar 24 – Apr 14	Jun 2
Kale	Feb 3 – Feb 17	Mar 17 – Mar 31	Apr 29
Broccoli	Feb 3 – Feb 17	Mar 17 – Apr 7	May 16
Cucumber	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 22
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 17
Winter squash	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jul 22
Sweet corn	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 25
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 17 – Apr 7	Jun 15
Garlic	—	Oct 11 – Nov 8 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 3 – Mar 31	Apr 10
Basil	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 3 – May 17	Jun 29

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Sneedville'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	Apr 4
1897	Apr 18
1898	Apr 8
1900	Apr 14
1901	Apr 22
1902	Apr 9
1903	Apr 24
1904	Apr 22
1905	Apr 19
1906	Apr 24
1907	Apr 18
1908	Apr 4
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 28
1911	Apr 23
1912	Apr 9
1913	Mar 29
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 5
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 10
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 27
1920	Apr 15
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 23
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 7
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 25
1928	Apr 17
1929	Apr 19
1930	Apr 26
1931	Apr 27
1932	Apr 16
1933	Mar 29
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 17
1936	Apr 20
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 14
1940	Apr 14
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 20
1943	Apr 22
1945	Apr 7
1946	Apr 13
1947	May 9
1948	Mar 30
1950	Apr 21
1951	Apr 18
1952	Apr 17
1953	Apr 22
1954	May 5
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 13
1959	Apr 16
1960	Apr 19
1961	Apr 11
1962	Apr 21
1963	May 3
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 3
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 29
1969	Apr 30
1970	Apr 8
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 27
1973	May 19
1974	Apr 25
1975	Apr 13
1976	May 5
1977	May 11
1978	Mar 30
1979	Apr 7
1980	Apr 17
1981	Apr 7
1982	Apr 24
1983	Apr 21
1984	Apr 19
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 10
1988	Apr 20
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 18
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 5
1993	Mar 19
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 25
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 14
1998	Apr 6
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 10
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 8
2003	Mar 30
2004	May 4
2005	May 3
2006	Apr 9
2007	Apr 13
2008	Apr 30
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 31
2011	May 5
2012	Apr 14
2013	Apr 20
2014	Apr 18
2015	Apr 24
2016	Apr 10
2017	Apr 8
2018	Apr 20
2019	Apr 3
2020	May 10
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 20
2023	Apr 24
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
1896	197
1897	207
1898	189
1900	207
1901	178
1902	188
1903	183
1905	175
1906	169
1907	177
1908	182
1909	163
1910	177
1911	185
1912	198
1913	206
1914	200
1915	187
1916	194
1917	185
1918	183
1919	191
1920	197
1921	172
1922	172
1923	163
1924	202
1925	186
1926	188
1927	194
1928	161
1929	189
1930	174
1931	173
1932	173
1933	193
1935	172
1936	204
1937	185
1938	196
1939	183
1940	206
1941	224
1942	189
1943	178
1945	202
1946	213
1947	187
1948	201
1950	198
1951	198
1952	184
1953	191
1954	164
1956	202
1957	187
1958	181
1959	185
1960	184
1961	186
1963	179
1964	178
1965	192
1966	172
1967	153
1969	170
1970	191
1971	184
1972	175
1973	150
1974	160
1975	172
1976	157
1977	156
1978	191
1979	181
1980	171
1981	178
1982	174
1983	155
1984	166
1985	211
1986	192
1987	176
1988	170
1989	153
1990	191
1991	199
1992	197
1993	218
1994	201
1995	192
1996	206
1997	191
1998	199
1999	210
2000	180
2001	181
2002	207
2003	206
2004	185
2005	176
2006	186
2007	199
2008	171
2009	193
2010	212
2011	169
2012	202
2013	186
2014	196
2015	176
2016	214
2017	200
2018	184
2019	212
2020	159
2021	195
2022	180
2024	193
2025	210

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1896	21.0 °C
1897	19.4 °C
1898	20.0 °C
1899	20.4 °C
1900	20.8 °C
1901	19.5 °C
1902	20.5 °C
1903	20.3 °C
1905	21.1 °C
1906	21.8 °C
1907	19.9 °C
1908	20.9 °C
1909	20.3 °C
1910	19.7 °C
1911	21.5 °C
1912	21.1 °C
1913	21.1 °C
1914	21.3 °C
1915	20.9 °C
1916	20.6 °C
1917	19.8 °C
1918	20.3 °C
1919	20.9 °C
1920	20.0 °C
1921	21.4 °C
1922	20.9 °C
1923	20.4 °C
1924	19.9 °C
1925	22.2 °C
1926	21.3 °C
1927	20.8 °C
1928	19.8 °C
1929	20.6 °C
1930	21.0 °C
1931	21.1 °C
1932	21.2 °C
1933	21.6 °C
1935	21.4 °C
1936	22.4 °C
1937	21.0 °C
1938	21.3 °C
1939	21.8 °C
1940	20.5 °C
1941	22.5 °C
1942	21.4 °C
1943	21.7 °C
1945	22.0 °C
1946	21.2 °C
1947	21.1 °C
1948	21.6 °C
1950	20.7 °C
1951	21.1 °C
1952	21.9 °C
1953	21.4 °C
1954	21.2 °C
1955	21.4 °C
1956	19.8 °C
1957	21.6 °C
1958	20.4 °C
1959	21.1 °C
1960	20.0 °C
1961	19.0 °C
1963	19.4 °C
1964	19.9 °C
1965	20.7 °C
1966	19.1 °C
1967	19.1 °C
1969	20.7 °C
1970	21.2 °C
1971	20.3 °C
1972	19.2 °C
1973	19.9 °C
1974	19.1 °C
1975	20.2 °C
1976	18.7 °C
1977	21.1 °C
1978	20.7 °C
1979	19.6 °C
1980	20.3 °C
1981	20.0 °C
1982	20.2 °C
1984	19.8 °C
1987	20.7 °C
1988	20.2 °C
1989	19.4 °C
1990	20.2 °C
1991	21.7 °C
1992	20.0 °C
1993	20.9 °C
1994	19.6 °C
1995	21.0 °C
1996	21.1 °C
1997	20.7 °C
1998	21.7 °C
1999	21.1 °C
2000	20.8 °C
2001	20.3 °C
2002	21.9 °C
2003	20.6 °C
2004	20.8 °C
2008	20.4 °C
2009	20.1 °C
2010	21.8 °C
2011	20.7 °C
2012	20.6 °C
2013	19.7 °C
2014	20.2 °C
2015	20.9 °C
2016	21.5 °C
2017	20.6 °C
2018	21.1 °C
2019	21.2 °C
2020	19.8 °C
2021	19.9 °C
2022	20.5 °C
2023	19.9 °C
2026	21.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Sneedville'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 Rogersville 1 Ne (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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