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Remington, VA 22714 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Remington, VA?

Zone 7a

Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 192 frost-free days later.

Remington 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

About 9 weeks of growing season left in Remington before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Remington's last frost

04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Remington compares

Remington's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,507 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 793 of 1,178.

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local microclimates covers what one yard in Remington can differ from the 22714 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Remington's frost date answer different questions.