Waynesboro, VA 22976 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Waynesboro, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 193 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Waynesboro, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Waynesboro 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
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Waynesboro compares
Waynesboro's growing season runs about 193 days, ranking 19,742 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 772 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Waynesboro's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Waynesboro can differ from the 22976 normal.