Falls Church, VA 22214 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Falls Church, VA, ZIP 22214
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 202 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Falls Church, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Falls Church has about 9 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
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 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 202 days, ranking 17,179 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 594 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 22214 normal.