Charlottesville, VA 22903 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Charlottesville, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 222 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Charlottesville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Charlottesville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/02 isn't a guarantee
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Charlottesville compares
About 222 days separate Charlottesville's last and first frost, putting it 12,195 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 240 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Charlottesville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Charlottesville can differ from the 22903 normal.