Purcellville, VA 20134 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Purcellville, VA, ZIP 20134
Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 189 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Purcellville in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7a around Purcellville has about 8 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.
Why 04/16 isn't a guarantee
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 Purcellville compares
Purcellville's growing season runs about 189 days, ranking 21,481 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 868 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Purcellville can differ from the 20134 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Purcellville's frost date answer different questions.