Fredericksburg, VA 22553 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Fredericksburg, VA, ZIP 22553
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 175 frost-free days later.
Fredericksburg sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7a around Fredericksburg has about 8 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
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fredericksburg compares
About 175 days separate Fredericksburg's last and first frost, putting it 26,767 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 1,055 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Fredericksburg can differ from the 22553 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Fredericksburg's frost date answer different questions.