Stony Creek, VA 23882 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Stony Creek, VA, ZIP 23882
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 203 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stony Creek 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 Stony Creek 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.
Why 04/09 isn't a guarantee
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Stony Creek compares
At roughly 203 frost-free days, Stony Creek places 17,049 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 573 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Stony Creek can differ from the 23882 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Stony Creek's frost date answer different questions.