Frost Dates in Virginia

Across 125 NOAA weather stations in Virginia, the average last spring frost falls between March 16 at Norfolk Nas and May 12 at Mill Gap. At a typical Virginia station it is around April 14, with the first fall frost around October 28 and a frost-free season of about 196 days.

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A typical Virginia season

What shapes frost dates in Virginia

The frost-free season ranges from 143 days at Mill Gap to 255 days at Norfolk Nas.
Elevation matters: Big Meadows, at 3,540 ft, averages its last frost on May 1, while N, at 4 ft, averages April 1.
Gardens in valleys and low spots, where cold air settles, often frost a week or more later in spring than the nearest station.

Frost dates at major airports

Station	Last frost	Safer date	First frost	Season (days)
Ashland Hanover Co Muni Airport	Apr 10	Apr 29	Oct 31	202
Cape Charles 5 ENE	Mar 28	Apr 10	Nov 17	234
Charlottesville 2 SSE	Apr 2	Apr 16	Nov 8	221
Charlottesville Airport	Apr 3	Apr 23	Nov 1	211
Danville Rgnl Airport	Apr 10	May 1	Oct 28	200
Fentress Naas	Mar 23	Apr 7	Nov 18	240
Langley Afb	Mar 24	Apr 6	Nov 15	238
Lynchburg Rgnl Airport	Apr 15	May 3	Oct 24	191
Newport News Intl Airport	Apr 1	Apr 18	Nov 9	221
Norfolk Intl Airport	Mar 17	Mar 31	Nov 23	252
Norfolk Nas	Mar 16	Apr 1	Nov 26	255
Norfolk Rich	Apr 6	Apr 22	Nov 1	210
Oceana Nas	Mar 29	Apr 11	Nov 12	230
Quantico Mcas	Mar 28	Apr 8	Nov 8	226
Richmond Intl Airport	Apr 3	Apr 18	Nov 4	215
Roanoke Rgnl Airport	Apr 3	Apr 18	Nov 1	210
Wallops Island Flight Fac	Mar 31	Apr 13	Nov 11	225
Washington Dc Dulles Airport	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 24	194
Washington Reagan Airport	Mar 24	Apr 6	Nov 18	241

All 125 weather stations in Virginia

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Station	Elevation (ft)	Last frost	Safer date	First frost	Season (days)
Abingdon 3S	1,925	Apr 21	May 10	Oct 20	182
Amelia Courthouse	345	Apr 7	Apr 21	Nov 2	209
Appomattox	850	Apr 7	Apr 26	Nov 1	206
Ashland	220	Apr 10	Apr 30	Oct 29	201
Ashland Hanover Co Muni Airport	205	Apr 10	Apr 29	Oct 31	202
Bedford	894	Apr 7	Apr 24	Oct 31	204
Big Meadows	3,540	May 1	May 19	Oct 19	169
Big Stone Gap	1,466	Apr 20	May 5	Oct 23	186
Blacksburg Nwso	2,103	Apr 24	May 14	Oct 19	175
Bland	2,000	May 6	May 22	Oct 10	157
Boston 4 SE	590	Apr 21	May 10	Oct 22	184
Breaks Interstate Park	1,893	Apr 22	May 8	Oct 23	182
Bremo Bluff	225	Apr 28	May 13	Oct 17	172
Brookneal	408	Apr 17	May 5	Oct 24	188
Buchanan	880	Apr 8	Apr 23	Oct 31	205
Burkes Garden	3,068	May 9	May 26	Oct 6	150
Cape Charles 5 ENE	29	Mar 28	Apr 10	Nov 17	234
Charlotte Court House	569	Apr 10	Apr 23	Oct 30	201
Charlottesville 2 SSE	1,177	Apr 2	Apr 16	Nov 8	221
Charlottesville 2W	866	Apr 2	Apr 14	Nov 10	222
Charlottesville Airport	641	Apr 3	Apr 23	Nov 1	211
Chase City	510	Apr 6	Apr 21	Nov 1	209
Chatham	647	Apr 22	May 9	Oct 23	183
Christiansburg	2,100	Apr 19	May 9	Oct 23	186
Clarksville	330	Mar 31	Apr 14	Nov 5	220
Clintwood 1W	1,566	Apr 29	May 15	Oct 16	169
Copper Hill	2,846	Apr 21	May 10	Oct 25	186
Corbin	220	Apr 14	May 4	Oct 27	195
Covington Fltr Plt	1,244	Apr 27	May 15	Oct 18	172
Crozier	350	Apr 17	May 8	Oct 27	191
Dale Enterprise	1,358	Apr 21	May 7	Oct 23	182
Danville 2 SE	392	Apr 8	Apr 30	Nov 1	205
Danville Rgnl Airport	571	Apr 10	May 1	Oct 28	200
Disputanta	130	Apr 10	Apr 24	Nov 1	206
Eastville	10	Mar 26	Apr 6	Nov 20	240
Edinburg	928	Apr 25	May 13	Oct 19	174
Elk Creek 4SSW	3,439	Apr 16	May 2	Oct 27	193
Emporia 1 WNW	100	Mar 31	Apr 14	Nov 6	221
Farmville 2 N	450	Apr 12	Apr 30	Oct 29	199
Fentress Naas	16	Mar 23	Apr 7	Nov 18	240
Floyd 2 NE	2,625	Apr 30	May 18	Oct 10	159
Fredericksburg Sewage	60	Apr 6	Apr 22	Nov 1	207
Free Union	590	Apr 19	May 5	Oct 24	186
Front Royal	930	Apr 13	May 5	Oct 28	196
Ft Pickett	330	Apr 11	May 1	Oct 30	200
Galax Radio Wbrf	2,385	Apr 26	May 14	Oct 14	171
Galax Wtp	2,341	Apr 22	May 10	Oct 21	180
Gathright Dam	1,770	Apr 22	May 10	Oct 21	181
Greenbay 3 NE	500	Apr 7	Apr 28	Nov 1	209
Grundy	1,157	Apr 21	May 7	Oct 26	189
Holland 1 E	80	Apr 7	Apr 25	Nov 2	208
Hopewell	40	Mar 31	Apr 14	Nov 6	222
Hot Springs	2,244	Apr 26	May 15	Oct 19	173
John H Kerr Dam	250	Apr 5	Apr 19	Nov 1	210
Keysville 2 S	625	Apr 8	Apr 25	Nov 1	206
Langley Afb	10	Mar 24	Apr 6	Nov 15	238
Lawrenceville 3 E	325	Apr 7	Apr 22	Oct 31	205
Lebanon	1,912	Apr 25	May 13	Oct 16	173
Lexington	1,097	Apr 23	May 11	Oct 23	181
Louisa	420	Apr 26	May 13	Oct 20	175
Luray 5 E	1,400	Apr 23	May 15	Oct 22	179
Lynchburg #2	736	Apr 17	May 4	Oct 25	190
Lynchburg Rgnl Airport	940	Apr 15	May 3	Oct 24	191
Manassas	245	Apr 12	Apr 24	Oct 27	197
Martinsville Fltr Plt	780	Apr 24	May 11	Oct 21	179
Meadows Of Dan 5 SW	2,225	Apr 21	May 7	Oct 25	185
Mill Gap	2,421	May 12	May 28	Oct 3	143
Montebello Fish Cultural Stn	2,667	May 2	May 21	Oct 13	162
Monticello	758	Apr 5	Apr 19	Nov 4	213
Mt Wx	1,659	Apr 17	May 6	Nov 1	198
Mt Wx 3	1,550	Apr 17	May 6	Oct 29	194
Mustoe 1 SW	2,367	May 8	May 26	Oct 5	148
N	4	Apr 1	Apr 15	Nov 10	223
Newport News Intl Airport	42	Apr 1	Apr 18	Nov 9	221
Nora 4 SSE	2,658	Apr 14	May 5	Nov 1	200
Norfolk Intl Airport	30	Mar 17	Mar 31	Nov 23	252
Norfolk Nas	17	Mar 16	Apr 1	Nov 26	255
Norfolk Rich	112	Apr 6	Apr 22	Nov 1	210
Norfolk S	10	Mar 23	Apr 6	Nov 16	239
Oceana Nas	23	Mar 29	Apr 11	Nov 12	230
Painter 2 W	30	Apr 4	Apr 19	Nov 7	216
Palmyra 3S	410	Apr 23	May 11	Oct 21	180
Pearisburg 4 SSE	1,678	Apr 27	May 16	Oct 17	171
Pennington Gap	1,360	Apr 22	May 10	Oct 20	179
Petersburg	19	Apr 3	Apr 17	Nov 3	216
Philpott Dam 2	1,123	Apr 14	May 2	Oct 31	199
Piedmont Rsch Stn	520	Apr 7	Apr 26	Oct 30	204
Pulaski 2 E	2,080	Apr 25	May 15	Oct 17	175
Purcellville	510	Apr 16	May 7	Oct 25	189
Quantico Mcas	10	Mar 28	Apr 8	Nov 8	226
Radford 3 N	1,800	Apr 26	May 16	Oct 18	174
Richlands	1,910	Apr 27	May 14	Oct 18	173
Richmond Intl Airport	164	Apr 3	Apr 18	Nov 4	215
Roanoke 8 N	1,157	Apr 11	May 2	Oct 28	198
Roanoke Rgnl Airport	1,175	Apr 3	Apr 18	Nov 1	210
Rocky Mt	1,315	Apr 20	May 8	Oct 25	188
S Boston	329	Apr 10	Apr 30	Oct 30	202
Saltville 1N	1,733	Apr 23	May 10	Oct 20	178
Sandston	165	Apr 7	Apr 21	Nov 1	206
Somerset	510	Apr 17	May 6	Oct 22	188
Sperryville	750	Apr 16	May 6	Oct 27	192
Star Tannery	950	Apr 26	May 15	Oct 17	172
Staunton Wtp	169	Apr 15	May 6	Oct 27	191
Stony Creek 2 N	105	Apr 9	Apr 26	Oct 29	203
Stuart	1,375	Apr 19	May 6	Oct 27	190
Suffolk Lake Kilby	22	Mar 27	Apr 9	Nov 15	233
Tye Rvr 1 SE	720	Apr 15	May 4	Oct 25	193
Vienna	418	Apr 14	Apr 28	Oct 29	198
W Pt 2 NW	20	Apr 6	Apr 21	Nov 1	208
Wakefield 1NW	113	Apr 12	Apr 29	Oct 30	200
Walkerton 2 NW	50	Apr 7	Apr 23	Nov 1	209
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	20	Apr 20	May 9	Oct 27	190
Wallops Island Flight Fac	38	Mar 31	Apr 13	Nov 11	225
Warrenton 3 SE	500	Apr 9	Apr 28	Nov 1	205
Warsaw 2 NW	140	Apr 8	Apr 23	Oct 30	204
Washington Dc Dulles Airport	290	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 24	194
Washington Reagan Airport	10	Mar 24	Apr 6	Nov 18	241
Waynesboro Wtp	1,270	Apr 21	May 10	Oct 23	184
Wfo Sterling	288	Apr 13	May 1	Oct 26	195
Williamsburg 2 N	70	Mar 31	Apr 14	Nov 10	225
Winchester	720	Apr 11	Apr 29	Oct 29	200
Winchester 7 SE	680	Apr 25	May 13	Oct 18	174
Wise 1SE	2,564	Apr 25	May 14	Oct 18	175
Woodstock 2 NE	675	Apr 24	May 14	Oct 20	177
Wytheville	2,458	Apr 25	May 16	Oct 18	174

Last frost and first frost are averages (a 50% chance of frost later in spring or earlier in fall). Safer date is the spring date with only a 10% chance of a later frost.

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Plant hardy crops like peas and spinach several weeks before your last frost, and tender crops like tomatoes and peppers after it, once nights stay above 50°F. The Seed Starting Calculator turns your frost date into sowing and planting dates, and When to Plant Tomatoes explains the timing in detail.

Data: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 32°F threshold.

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What shapes frost dates in Virginia

Frost dates at major airports

All 125 weather stations in Virginia

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