Chevy Chase Village, MD 20015 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chevy Chase Village, MD?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Chevy Chase Village before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
About 202 days separate Chevy Chase Village's last and first frost, putting it 17,263 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MD, it ranks 431 of 583.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Chevy Chase Village can differ from the 20015 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Chevy Chase Village's frost date answer different questions.