Crewe, VA 23105 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Crewe, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/17, about 232 days from today. 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Crewe before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Crewe's last frost
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 20,785 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 833 of 1,178.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Crewe's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Crewe's dates instead of trusting one.