Newport News, VA 23665 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Newport News, VA?
Around 03/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 208 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 238 frost-free days later.
Newport News sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Newport News before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/24 isn't a guarantee
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Newport News compares
At roughly 238 frost-free days, Newport News places 8,917 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 72 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Newport News's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Newport News can differ from the 23665 normal.