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When to plant in Seymour, TN

USDA Zone 7b

Everything below — frost dates, hardiness zone, and what to plant when in Seymour, Tennessee — is derived from the closest NOAA station with complete climate normals.

These dates come from a station roughly 16 km away, the closest with full normals; terrain around Seymour (elevation, water, pavement) can move your real frost dates a few days either way. In zone 7b, Seymour supports a wide range of perennials year-round; the frost dates above are what set your annual vegetable timing.

Station · SEVIERVILLE · 15.6 km
Last spring frost
April 6
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
October 29
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
206 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for SeymourA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Seymour: last spring frost around April 6, first fall frost around October 29, about 206 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

The average last spring frost in Seymour is now 7 days earlier than in the 1981–2010 normals. See how frost dates are shifting nationwide →

Frost probability

SEVIERVILLE · 1991–2020

The date the last spring and first fall frost occur, by threshold and probability. A 90% date is later in spring — and earlier in fall — than a 10% date; the 50% · 32°F row is what most gardeners plan around. These are Seymour’s own odds, recorded at SEVIERVILLE.

Frost-probability curves for SeymourProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around April 6 and the first fall frost around October 29, giving about 206 frost-free days.
Last spring frostFirst fall frostbold = 32°F · thin = 28°F / 36°F · dot = 50% date · band = 10–90% window
ThresholdSPRING 10%SPRING 50%SPRING 90%FALL 10%FALL 50%FALL 90%
36°FMay 5Apr 19Apr 4Oct 9Oct 21Nov 1
32°FApr 21Apr 6Mar 23Oct 16Oct 29Nov 11
28°FApr 9Mar 27Mar 8Oct 25Nov 7Nov 24

Download this table as CSV ↓ — every threshold and probability, plus this city’s planting-window dates.

What to plant now

TODAY · JULY 19
Fall sowopen now
Brussels Sprouts
July 9July 23
Fall sowin 4 days
Rutabaga
July 23August 6
Fall sowin 18 days
Broccoli
August 6August 20
Fall sowin 18 days
Cabbage
August 6August 20
Fall sowin 18 days
Carrot
August 6August 20
Fall sowin 18 days
Cauliflower
August 6August 20
Fall sowin 18 days
Napa Cabbage
August 6September 3

Add these crops to your calendar (.ics) ↓

Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

Each bar is the exact window to take a planting action in Seymour, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 21 km · complete 32°F normals

When stations disagree by more than a few days, that spread is real microclimate variation — elevation, water, urban heat. Judge which station best matches your own yard.

SEVIERVILLE
Primary
16 km · 274 m elevation
SPRING
Apr 6
FALL
Oct 29
KNOXVILLE EXP STN
18 km · 253 m elevation
SPRING
Apr 11
FALL
Oct 28
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AP
21 km · 293 m elevation
SPRING
Apr 1
FALL
Nov 2

Seymour planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Seymour, TN?

Plan for the last spring frost in Seymour around April 6 (the date it has a 50% chance of a 32°F freeze). Anything frost-sensitive should go out after it.

When is the first fall frost in Seymour, TN?

The first fall frost in Seymour typically arrives around October 29 (50% probability at 32°F). Harvest or protect frost-sensitive crops before then.

What hardiness zone is Seymour in?

Seymour is in USDA hardiness zone 7b. In zone 7b, winters are moderate — most common vegetables grow well in season.

How long is the growing season in Seymour?

Seymour has about 206 frost-free days — a moderate growing season — between the average last spring frost (April 6) and first fall frost (October 29).

When should I plant tomatoes in Seymour?

For Seymour, sow tomatoes indoors about February 9–February 23 and move the seedlings out around April 13, after the last spring frost.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at SEVIERVILLE, 16 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

Cite this page
BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Seymour, TN — Frost Dates & Zone 7b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00408179. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/tennessee/seymour.