Boykins, VA 23827 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Boykins, VA, ZIP 23827
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/06, about 221 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 208 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Boykins in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
Zone 7b around Boykins has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Boykins compares
Boykins's growing season runs about 208 days, ranking 15,724 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 475 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Boykins can differ from the 23827 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Boykins's frost date answer different questions.