Richmond, VA 23233 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Richmond, VA, ZIP 23233
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 202 frost-free days later.
Richmond 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
Zone 7b around Richmond has about 9 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Richmond compares
Richmond's growing season runs about 202 days, ranking 17,079 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 582 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Richmond's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Richmond can differ from the 23233 normal.