Hopewell, VA 23875 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hopewell, VA?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 222 frost-free days later.
Hopewell 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 Hopewell before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Hopewell's last frost
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 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 Hopewell compares
About 222 days separate Hopewell's last and first frost, putting it 12,218 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 250 of 1,178.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Hopewell can differ from the 23875 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Hopewell's frost date answer different questions.