Cheriton, VA 23316 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cheriton, VA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/28, roughly 212 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 234 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cheriton in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 12 weeks of growing season left in Cheriton 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
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cheriton compares
At roughly 234 frost-free days, Cheriton places 9,803 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 89 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Cheriton's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Cheriton can differ from the 23316 normal.