Warsaw, VA 22488 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Warsaw, VA, ZIP 22488
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/30, about 214 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 229 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Warsaw in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 8a around Warsaw has about 11 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
03/30 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. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Warsaw compares
Warsaw's growing season runs about 229 days, ranking 10,607 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 116 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Warsaw can differ from the 22488 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Warsaw's frost date answer different questions.