Broadway, VA 22820 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Broadway, VA?
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. 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 6b (-5 to 0°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
Broadway's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,145 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 983 of 1,178.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Broadway can differ from the 22820 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Broadway's frost date answer different questions.