West Point, VA 23161 Frost Dates
When can you plant in West Point, VA?
Around 04/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 222 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 209 frost-free days later.
West Point 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 West Point 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
04/07 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. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West Point compares
At roughly 209 frost-free days, West Point places 15,239 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 446 of 1,178.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in West Point can differ from the 23161 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and West Point's frost date answer different questions.