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Virginia frost dates

Across 125 NOAA climate stations in Virginia, the median last spring frost (32°F) ranges from Mar 16 at Norfolk Nas to May 12 at Mill Gap; the typical station sees its last frost around Apr 14 and its first fall frost around Oct 28.

“Median” dates have a 50% chance of a later spring frost or an earlier fall frost. “10% risk” dates are the safer choice for tender plants: only 1 year in 10 has frost beyond them. Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Elevation matters: within a state, frost dates can differ by a month or more between valleys and hills.

StationElevationLast frost (median)Last frost (10% risk)First frost (median)First frost (10% risk)Growing season
Abingdon 3S1,925 ftApr 21May 10Oct 20Oct 8182 days
Amelia Courthouse345 ftApr 7Apr 21Nov 2Oct 20209 days
Appomattox850 ftApr 7Apr 26Nov 1Oct 19206 days
Ashland220 ftApr 10Apr 30Oct 29Oct 16201 days
Ashland Hanover Co Muni AP205 ftApr 10Apr 29Oct 31Oct 17202 days
Bedford894 ftApr 7Apr 24Oct 31Oct 16204 days
Big Meadows3,540 ftMay 1May 19Oct 19Oct 3169 days
Big Stone Gap1,466 ftApr 20May 5Oct 23Oct 11186 days
Blacksburg Nwso2,103 ftApr 24May 14Oct 19Oct 6175 days
Bland2,000 ftMay 6May 22Oct 10Sep 25157 days
Boston 4 Se590 ftApr 21May 10Oct 22Oct 8184 days
Breaks Interstate Park1,893 ftApr 22May 8Oct 23Oct 10182 days
Bremo Bluff225 ftApr 28May 13Oct 17Oct 5172 days
Brookneal408 ftApr 17May 5Oct 24Oct 10188 days
Buchanan880 ftApr 8Apr 23Oct 31Oct 18205 days
Burkes Garden3,068 ftMay 9May 26Oct 6Sep 20150 days
Cape Charles 5 Ene29 ftMar 28Apr 10Nov 17Nov 4234 days
Charlotte Court House569 ftApr 10Apr 23Oct 30Oct 17201 days
Charlottesville 2 Sse1,177 ftApr 2Apr 16Nov 8Oct 28221 days
Charlottesville 2W866 ftApr 2Apr 14Nov 10Oct 29222 days
Charlottesville AP641 ftApr 3Apr 23Nov 1Oct 19211 days
Chase City510 ftApr 6Apr 21Nov 1Oct 19209 days
Chatham647 ftApr 22May 9Oct 23Oct 9183 days
Christiansburg2,100 ftApr 19May 9Oct 23Oct 10186 days
Clarksville330 ftMar 31Apr 14Nov 5Oct 23220 days
Clintwood 1W1,566 ftApr 29May 15Oct 16Oct 4169 days
Copper Hill2,846 ftApr 21May 10Oct 25Oct 12186 days
Corbin220 ftApr 14May 4Oct 27Oct 13195 days
Covington Fltr Plt1,244 ftApr 27May 15Oct 18Oct 4172 days
Crozier350 ftApr 17May 8Oct 27Oct 13191 days
Dale Enterprise1,358 ftApr 21May 7Oct 23Oct 9182 days
Danville 2 Se392 ftApr 8Apr 30Nov 1Oct 19205 days
Danville Rgnl AP571 ftApr 10May 1Oct 28Oct 15200 days
Disputanta130 ftApr 10Apr 24Nov 1Oct 21206 days
Eastville10 ftMar 26Apr 6Nov 20Nov 7240 days
Edinburg928 ftApr 25May 13Oct 19Oct 6174 days
Elk Creek 4SSW3,439 ftApr 16May 2Oct 27Oct 15193 days
Emporia 1 Wnw100 ftMar 31Apr 14Nov 6Oct 26221 days
Farmville 2 N450 ftApr 12Apr 30Oct 29Oct 15199 days
Fentress Naas16 ftMar 23Apr 7Nov 18Nov 4240 days
Floyd 2 Ne2,625 ftApr 30May 18Oct 10Sep 27159 days
Fredericksburg Sewage60 ftApr 6Apr 22Nov 1Oct 19207 days
Free Union590 ftApr 19May 5Oct 24Oct 10186 days
Front Royal930 ftApr 13May 5Oct 28Oct 14196 days
Ft Pickett330 ftApr 11May 1Oct 30Oct 16200 days
Galax Radio Wbrf2,385 ftApr 26May 14Oct 14Oct 1171 days
Galax Wtp2,341 ftApr 22May 10Oct 21Oct 9180 days
Gathright Dam1,770 ftApr 22May 10Oct 21Oct 7181 days
Greenbay 3 Ne500 ftApr 7Apr 28Nov 1Oct 22209 days
Grundy1,157 ftApr 21May 7Oct 26Oct 13189 days
Holland 1 E80 ftApr 7Apr 25Nov 2Oct 19208 days
Hopewell40 ftMar 31Apr 14Nov 6Oct 26222 days
Hot Springs2,244 ftApr 26May 15Oct 19Oct 5173 days
John H Kerr Dam250 ftApr 5Apr 19Nov 1Oct 20210 days
Keysville 2 S625 ftApr 8Apr 25Nov 1Oct 18206 days
Langley Afb10 ftMar 24Apr 6Nov 15Nov 3238 days
Lawrenceville 3 E325 ftApr 7Apr 22Oct 31Oct 16205 days
Lebanon1,912 ftApr 25May 13Oct 16Oct 5173 days
Lexington1,097 ftApr 23May 11Oct 23Oct 9181 days
Louisa420 ftApr 26May 13Oct 20Oct 7175 days
Luray 5 E1,400 ftApr 23May 15Oct 22Oct 6179 days
Lynchburg #2736 ftApr 17May 4Oct 25Oct 12190 days
Lynchburg Rgnl AP940 ftApr 15May 3Oct 24Oct 12191 days
Manassas245 ftApr 12Apr 24Oct 27Oct 13197 days
Martinsville Fltr Plt780 ftApr 24May 11Oct 21Oct 9179 days
Meadows Of Dan 5 Sw2,225 ftApr 21May 7Oct 25Oct 11185 days
Mill Gap2,421 ftMay 12May 28Oct 3Sep 20143 days
Montebello Fish Cultural Stn2,667 ftMay 2May 21Oct 13Oct 1162 days
Monticello758 ftApr 5Apr 19Nov 4Oct 23213 days
Mt Wx1,659 ftApr 17May 6Nov 1Oct 17198 days
Mt Wx 31,550 ftApr 17May 6Oct 29Oct 15194 days
Mustoe 1 Sw2,367 ftMay 8May 26Oct 5Sep 22148 days
N4 ftApr 1Apr 15Nov 10Oct 31223 days
Newport News Intl AP42 ftApr 1Apr 18Nov 9Oct 31221 days
Nora 4 Sse2,658 ftApr 14May 5Nov 1Oct 21200 days
Norfolk Intl AP30 ftMar 17Mar 31Nov 23Nov 8252 days
Norfolk Nas17 ftMar 16Apr 1Nov 26Nov 8255 days
Norfolk Rich112 ftApr 6Apr 22Nov 1Oct 21210 days
Norfolk S10 ftMar 23Apr 6Nov 16Nov 4239 days
Oceana Nas23 ftMar 29Apr 11Nov 12Nov 1230 days
Painter 2 W30 ftApr 4Apr 19Nov 7Oct 26216 days
Palmyra 3S410 ftApr 23May 11Oct 21Oct 8180 days
Pearisburg 4 Sse1,678 ftApr 27May 16Oct 17Oct 3171 days
Pennington Gap1,360 ftApr 22May 10Oct 20Oct 8179 days
Petersburg19 ftApr 3Apr 17Nov 3Oct 21216 days
Philpott Dam 21,123 ftApr 14May 2Oct 31Oct 18199 days
Piedmont Rsch Stn520 ftApr 7Apr 26Oct 30Oct 17204 days
Pulaski 2 E2,080 ftApr 25May 15Oct 17Oct 5175 days
Purcellville510 ftApr 16May 7Oct 25Oct 7189 days
Quantico Mcas10 ftMar 28Apr 8Nov 8Oct 28226 days
Radford 3 N1,800 ftApr 26May 16Oct 18Oct 6174 days
Richlands1,910 ftApr 27May 14Oct 18Oct 5173 days
Richmond Intl AP164 ftApr 3Apr 18Nov 4Oct 23215 days
Roanoke 8 N1,157 ftApr 11May 2Oct 28Oct 14198 days
Roanoke Rgnl AP1,175 ftApr 3Apr 18Nov 1Oct 18210 days
Rocky Mt1,315 ftApr 20May 8Oct 25Oct 11188 days
S Boston329 ftApr 10Apr 30Oct 30Oct 17202 days
Saltville 1N1,733 ftApr 23May 10Oct 20Oct 8178 days
Sandston165 ftApr 7Apr 21Nov 1Oct 22206 days
Somerset510 ftApr 17May 6Oct 22Oct 9188 days
Sperryville750 ftApr 16May 6Oct 27Oct 10192 days
Star Tannery950 ftApr 26May 15Oct 17Oct 5172 days
Staunton Wtp169 ftApr 15May 6Oct 27Oct 11191 days
Stony Creek 2 N105 ftApr 9Apr 26Oct 29Oct 16203 days
Stuart1,375 ftApr 19May 6Oct 27Oct 13190 days
Suffolk Lake Kilby22 ftMar 27Apr 9Nov 15Nov 2233 days
Tye Rvr 1 Se720 ftApr 15May 4Oct 25Oct 11193 days
Vienna418 ftApr 14Apr 28Oct 29Oct 17198 days
W Pt 2 Nw20 ftApr 6Apr 21Nov 1Oct 20208 days
Wakefield 1NW113 ftApr 12Apr 29Oct 30Oct 16200 days
Walkerton 2 Nw50 ftApr 7Apr 23Nov 1Oct 18209 days
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond20 ftApr 20May 9Oct 27Oct 17190 days
Wallops Island Flight Fac38 ftMar 31Apr 13Nov 11Oct 31225 days
Warrenton 3 Se500 ftApr 9Apr 28Nov 1Oct 18205 days
Warsaw 2 Nw140 ftApr 8Apr 23Oct 30Oct 15204 days
Washington Dc Dulles AP290 ftApr 15Apr 30Oct 24Oct 10194 days
Washington Reagan AP10 ftMar 24Apr 6Nov 18Nov 5241 days
Waynesboro Wtp1,270 ftApr 21May 10Oct 23Oct 10184 days
Wfo Sterling288 ftApr 13May 1Oct 26Oct 11195 days
Williamsburg 2 N70 ftMar 31Apr 14Nov 10Oct 29225 days
Winchester720 ftApr 11Apr 29Oct 29Oct 14200 days
Winchester 7 Se680 ftApr 25May 13Oct 18Oct 5174 days
Wise 1SE2,564 ftApr 25May 14Oct 18Oct 6175 days
Woodstock 2 Ne675 ftApr 24May 14Oct 20Oct 4177 days
Wytheville2,458 ftApr 25May 16Oct 18Oct 5174 days
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