Broadway, VA 22815 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Broadway, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/21, about 236 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Broadway 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Broadway before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/21 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. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Broadway compares
At roughly 182 frost-free days, Broadway places 24,144 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 982 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Broadway can differ from the 22815 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Broadway's frost date answer different questions.