Mineral, VA 23024 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mineral, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 175 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mineral in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Mineral before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Mineral's last frost
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mineral compares
About 175 days separate Mineral's last and first frost, putting it 27,165 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 1,074 of 1,178.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Mineral's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Mineral's dates instead of trusting one.