Capron, VA 23897 Frost Dates
Capron, VA: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/29, roughly 203 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Capron in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 9 weeks until Capron's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/26 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/26 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Capron against the rest of the dataset
Capron's growing season runs about 203 days, ranking 17,060 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 576 of 1,178.
Learn more
Before leaning on 23897's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Capron's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Capron's dates instead of trusting one.