Mount Crawford, VA 22841 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mount Crawford, 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.
Mount Crawford 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Mount Crawford before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/21 isn't a guarantee
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 Mount Crawford compares
About 182 days separate Mount Crawford's last and first frost, putting it 24,292 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 995 of 1,178.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Mount Crawford can differ from the 22841 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Mount Crawford's frost date answer different questions.