Tappahannock, VA 22454 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tappahannock, VA, ZIP 22454
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 204 frost-free days later.
Tappahannock sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Tappahannock 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.
The actual range around Tappahannock's last frost
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tappahannock compares
Tappahannock's growing season runs about 204 days, ranking 16,628 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 537 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Tappahannock's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Tappahannock can differ from the 22454 normal.