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Urbanna, VA 23032 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Urbanna, VA?

Zone 7b

Around 04/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 221 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 208 frost-free days later.

Urbanna 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Urbanna 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

04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Urbanna compares

About 208 days separate Urbanna's last and first frost, putting it 15,719 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 470 of 1,178.

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