Richmond, VA 23237 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Richmond, VA, ZIP 23237
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/03, about 218 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 215 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Richmond, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Richmond has about 10 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.
The actual range around Richmond's last frost
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Richmond compares
Richmond's growing season runs about 215 days, ranking 13,966 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 357 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 23237 normal.