Alberta, VA 23821 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Alberta, VA?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 221 frost-free days later.
Alberta sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Alberta 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. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Alberta compares
About 221 days separate Alberta's last and first frost, putting it 12,589 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 285 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Alberta's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Alberta can differ from the 23821 normal.