Falls Church, VA 22003 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Falls Church, VA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/14, roughly 229 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 198 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Falls Church 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 Falls Church 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
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Falls Church compares
Falls Church's growing season runs about 198 days, ranking 18,374 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 699 of 1,178.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Falls Church's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Falls Church's dates instead of trusting one.