Quantico, VA 22463 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Quantico, VA?
Around 03/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 212 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 226 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Quantico in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Quantico before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Quantico's last frost
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Quantico compares
About 226 days separate Quantico's last and first frost, putting it 11,265 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 157 of 1,178.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Quantico can differ from the 22463 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Quantico's frost date answer different questions.