Parksley, VA 23421 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Parksley, VA?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 225 frost-free days later.
Parksley 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 Parksley 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 Parksley compares
At roughly 225 frost-free days, Parksley places 11,453 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 182 of 1,178.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Parksley's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Parksley's dates instead of trusting one.