Courtland, VA 23837 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Courtland, VA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/12, roughly 227 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 200 frost-free days later.
Courtland 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Courtland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Courtland compares
Courtland's growing season runs about 200 days, ranking 17,841 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 640 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Courtland's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Courtland can differ from the 23837 normal.