Leesburg, VA 20147 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Leesburg, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/13, about 228 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 195 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 Leesburg, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Leesburg 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
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Leesburg compares
About 195 days separate Leesburg's last and first frost, putting it 19,165 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 733 of 1,178.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Leesburg's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Leesburg's dates instead of trusting one.