Chincoteague, VA 23337 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chincoteague, VA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/31, roughly 215 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 225 frost-free days later.
Chincoteague sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Chincoteague before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/31 isn't a guarantee
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chincoteague compares
About 225 days separate Chincoteague's last and first frost, putting it 11,419 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 178 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Chincoteague's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Chincoteague can differ from the 23337 normal.