Chevy Chase Village, MD 20008 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Chevy Chase Village, MD, ZIP 20008
Around 04/09 is the usual last spring frost, about 224 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 202 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chevy Chase Village in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Chevy Chase Village has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Chevy Chase Village's last frost
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chevy Chase Village compares
Chevy Chase Village's growing season runs about 202 days, ranking 17,262 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MD, it ranks 430 of 583.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Chevy Chase Village's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Chevy Chase Village can differ from the 20008 normal.