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Boat Winterization in Tennessee

In Tennessee, local boat deadlines run from Oct 23 to Nov 21, with a median around Nov 1 — 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.

Covered boat locked in ice beside a dock on a frozen lake — winterize the engine before the first hard freeze catches it in the water — Tennessee deadlines city by city
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Notable cities

All Tennessee cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
SmyrnaOct 23Oct 30View →Checklist
Johnson CityOct 25Nov 1View →Checklist
BrentwoodOct 27Nov 3View →Checklist
KnoxvilleOct 30Nov 6View →Checklist
HendersonvilleOct 30Nov 6View →Checklist
KingsportOct 30Nov 6View →Checklist
MurfreesboroOct 31Nov 7View →Checklist
JacksonOct 31Nov 7View →Checklist
ClevelandNov 1Nov 8View →Checklist
NashvilleNov 2Nov 9View →Checklist
FranklinNov 3Nov 10View →Checklist
ClarksvilleNov 4Nov 11View →Checklist
ColliervilleNov 7Nov 14View →Checklist
ChattanoogaNov 10Nov 17View →Checklist
BartlettNov 10Nov 17View →Checklist
GermantownNov 10Nov 17View →Checklist
MemphisNov 21Nov 28View →Checklist
NovDecSmyrnaOct 23Johnson CityOct 25BrentwoodOct 27KnoxvilleOct 30HendersonvilleOct 30KingsportOct 30MurfreesboroOct 31JacksonOct 31ClevelandNov 1NashvilleNov 2FranklinNov 3ClarksvilleNov 4ColliervilleNov 7ChattanoogaNov 10BartlettNov 10GermantownNov 10MemphisNov 21

Local boat winterization deadlines for Tennessee cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Boat Winterization in Tennessee: related searches

Tennessee homeowners search for: how to winterize a boat, winterize outboard motor, and "boat winterization near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Boat Winterization guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the boat winterization 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.