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Crewe, VA 23002 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Crewe, VA, ZIP 23002

Zone 7b

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/17, roughly 232 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 191 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Crewe in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.

What to do before the first frost

Zone 7b around Crewe has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.

Why 04/17 isn't a guarantee

04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Crewe compares

Crewe's growing season runs about 191 days, ranking 20,783 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 831 of 1,178.

Learn more

the frost range explains how to read the range around Crewe's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Crewe can differ from the 23002 normal.