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Car Battery Cold-Start in Tennessee

In Tennessee, local car battery deadlines run from Oct 30 to Nov 28, with a median around Nov 8 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Frost-covered car with headlights on during a freezing morning — cold weather exposes weak car batteries — Tennessee deadlines city by city
Photo: Aneesh Prodduturu / Pexels

Notable cities

All Tennessee cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
SmyrnaOct 30Oct 30View →Checklist
Johnson CityNov 1Nov 1View →Checklist
BrentwoodNov 3Nov 3View →Checklist
KnoxvilleNov 6Nov 6View →Checklist
HendersonvilleNov 6Nov 6View →Checklist
KingsportNov 6Nov 6View →Checklist
MurfreesboroNov 7Nov 7View →Checklist
JacksonNov 7Nov 7View →Checklist
ClevelandNov 8Nov 8View →Checklist
NashvilleNov 9Nov 9View →Checklist
FranklinNov 10Nov 10View →Checklist
ClarksvilleNov 11Nov 11View →Checklist
ColliervilleNov 14Nov 14View →Checklist
ChattanoogaNov 17Nov 17View →Checklist
BartlettNov 17Nov 17View →Checklist
GermantownNov 17Nov 17View →Checklist
MemphisNov 28Nov 28View →Checklist
NovDecSmyrnaOct 30Johnson CityNov 1BrentwoodNov 3KnoxvilleNov 6HendersonvilleNov 6KingsportNov 6MurfreesboroNov 7JacksonNov 7ClevelandNov 8NashvilleNov 9FranklinNov 10ClarksvilleNov 11ColliervilleNov 14ChattanoogaNov 17BartlettNov 17GermantownNov 17MemphisNov 28

Local car battery cold-start deadlines for Tennessee cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Car Battery Cold-Start in Tennessee: related searches

Tennessee homeowners search for: car battery cold weather, cold cranking amps (CCA), and "car battery cold-start near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Car Battery Cold-Start guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the car battery cold-start window shifts in South Dakota and Texas.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.