Falls Church, VA 22041 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Falls Church, VA, ZIP 22041
Around 03/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 208 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/18, about 241 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
Zone 7b around Falls Church has about 12 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 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 241 days, ranking 8,524 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 41 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Falls Church's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Falls Church can differ from the 22041 normal.