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White Stone, VA 23070 Frost Dates

Frost dates for White Stone, VA, ZIP 23070

Zone 8a

Around 04/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 216 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 223 frost-free days later.

White Stone sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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

Zone 8a around White Stone has about 11 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 04/01 isn't a guarantee

04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How White Stone compares

About 223 days separate White Stone's last and first frost, putting it 12,137 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 231 of 1,178.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and White Stone's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around White Stone's dates instead of trusting one.