Brodnax, VA 23893 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Brodnax, VA, ZIP 23893
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 222 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 Brodnax, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Brodnax has about 10 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
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Brodnax compares
About 222 days separate Brodnax's last and first frost, putting it 12,347 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 254 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Brodnax can differ from the 23893 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Brodnax's frost date answer different questions.