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RV Winterization in Tennessee

In Tennessee, local rv deadlines run from Oct 20 to Nov 18, with a median around Oct 29 — 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.

Motorhome parked on a snowy street in falling snow — drain and antifreeze the water system before the first hard freeze — Tennessee deadlines city by city
Photo: Arlind Photography / Unsplash

Notable cities

All Tennessee cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
SmyrnaOct 20Oct 30View →Checklist
Johnson CityOct 22Nov 1View →Checklist
BrentwoodOct 24Nov 3View →Checklist
KnoxvilleOct 27Nov 6View →Checklist
HendersonvilleOct 27Nov 6View →Checklist
KingsportOct 27Nov 6View →Checklist
MurfreesboroOct 28Nov 7View →Checklist
JacksonOct 28Nov 7View →Checklist
ClevelandOct 29Nov 8View →Checklist
NashvilleOct 30Nov 9View →Checklist
FranklinOct 31Nov 10View →Checklist
ClarksvilleNov 1Nov 11View →Checklist
ColliervilleNov 4Nov 14View →Checklist
ChattanoogaNov 7Nov 17View →Checklist
BartlettNov 7Nov 17View →Checklist
GermantownNov 7Nov 17View →Checklist
MemphisNov 18Nov 28View →Checklist
NovDecSmyrnaOct 20Johnson CityOct 22BrentwoodOct 24KnoxvilleOct 27HendersonvilleOct 27KingsportOct 27MurfreesboroOct 28JacksonOct 28ClevelandOct 29NashvilleOct 30FranklinOct 31ClarksvilleNov 1ColliervilleNov 4ChattanoogaNov 7BartlettNov 7GermantownNov 7MemphisNov 18

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

RV Winterization in Tennessee: related searches

Tennessee homeowners search for: RV winterization checklist, how to winterize a camper, and "rv winterization near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national RV Winterization guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the rv 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.