Burkeville, VA 23942 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Burkeville, VA, ZIP 23942
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 206 frost-free days later.
Burkeville sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Burkeville 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.
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 Burkeville compares
Burkeville's growing season runs about 206 days, ranking 16,107 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 500 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Burkeville can differ from the 23942 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Burkeville's frost date answer different questions.