Your nature year
Gallatin, Tennesseethrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Gallatin?
Spring green-up reaches town around Feb 27, with first blooms around Apr 3. Frost usually lets go around Apr 16 and comes back around Oct 23, according to NOAA's Bethpage 1 S station, 9.6 miles away: roughly 190 days without it.
Across Tennessee, fall color is usually well under way by late October. We follow 9 places within 150 miles of Gallatin; the nearest lies 59 miles to the north. Mammoth Cave, 59 miles from Gallatin, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, starting in late October (local timing). For winter wildlife, the nearest is Tennessee Refuge (92 mi, early January (local timing)).
Updated Sep 29. Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) ↗ (opens in a new tab), US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Gallatin's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 16 to ~Oct 23
- First leaf ~Feb 27
- First bloom ~Apr 3
- Fall color under way ~Oct 21 (TN)
- Today
Near Gallatin right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in TennesseeStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~3 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Oct 23 · last spring frost around Apr 16NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Bethpage 1 S (9.6 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- Fall foliage · Mammoth Cave · 59 miLocal timing: starting in late October~3 weeks
Gallatin's nature year
- Jan: Winter wildlife · Tennessee RefugeJan
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Apr: Wildflowers · Wheeler RefugeApr
- Oct: Fall color (TN)Oct
- Oct: First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Mammoth Cave · 59 miLocal timing: starting in late October~3 weeks
- Natchez Trace Parkway · 87 miLocal timing: mid- to late October~12 days
- Big South Fork · 99 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
Wildflowers
- Wheeler Refuge · 130 miUsually: April~6 months
Winter wildlife
- Tennessee Refuge · 92 miLocal timing: early January~3 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 16
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 23
About 190 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 27
First bloom around Apr 3
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Bethpage 1 S (9.6 mi from Gallatin), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Gallatin?
On average around Oct 23, and the last spring frost around Apr 16: about 190 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Bethpage 1 S, 9.6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Gallatin?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 27 and first bloom around Apr 3, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Gallatin?
Mammoth Cave, 59 miles (local timing: starting in late October); Natchez Trace Parkway, 87 miles (local timing: mid- to late October); Big South Fork, 99 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Gallatin?
Wheeler Refuge, 130 miles (usually: April). Distances are straight-line.
How we know
US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, Spring Index 1991–2020 averages (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 29)