Appomattox, VA 23939 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Appomattox, VA, ZIP 23939
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/07, roughly 222 days out. 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 Appomattox, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Appomattox 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 04/07 isn't a guarantee
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 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 Appomattox compares
Appomattox's growing season runs about 206 days, ranking 16,033 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 487 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Appomattox can differ from the 23939 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Appomattox's frost date answer different questions.