Waverly, VA 23842 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Waverly, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 206 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Waverly, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Waverly 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
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Waverly compares
About 206 days separate Waverly's last and first frost, putting it 16,037 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 491 of 1,178.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Waverly can differ from the 23842 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Waverly's frost date answer different questions.