Charlottesville, VA 22910 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Charlottesville, VA?
Around 04/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 217 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 222 frost-free days later.
Charlottesville sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 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
At roughly 222 frost-free days, Charlottesville places 12,201 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 246 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Charlottesville can differ from the 22910 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Charlottesville's frost date answer different questions.