Scottsville, VA 22937 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Scottsville, VA?
Around 04/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 217 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 221 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 Scottsville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Scottsville 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 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Scottsville compares
At roughly 221 frost-free days, Scottsville places 12,566 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 281 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Scottsville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Scottsville can differ from the 22937 normal.