Christiansburg, VA 24061 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Christiansburg, VA, ZIP 24061
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 175 frost-free days later.
Christiansburg sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7a around Christiansburg has about 7 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 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Christiansburg compares
Christiansburg's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 26,772 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 1,056 of 1,178.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Christiansburg's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Christiansburg's dates instead of trusting one.