Hamilton, VA 20102 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hamilton, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/16, about 231 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 189 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Hamilton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Hamilton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Hamilton's last frost
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hamilton compares
Hamilton's growing season runs about 189 days, ranking 21,686 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 884 of 1,178.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Hamilton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Hamilton's dates instead of trusting one.