Farmville, VA 23901 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Farmville, VA?
Around 04/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 223 days away. 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 Farmville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Farmville 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
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Farmville compares
Farmville's growing season runs about 206 days, ranking 15,991 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 480 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Farmville can differ from the 23901 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Farmville's frost date answer different questions.