Stanardsville, VA 22940 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stanardsville, VA?
Around 04/19 is the usual last spring frost, about 234 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 186 frost-free days later.
Stanardsville 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Stanardsville 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
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Stanardsville compares
Stanardsville's growing season runs about 186 days, ranking 22,921 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 936 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Stanardsville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Stanardsville can differ from the 22940 normal.