Boones Mill, VA 24079 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Boones Mill, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/21, about 236 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 186 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Boones Mill, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Boones Mill before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Boones Mill's last frost
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Boones Mill compares
About 186 days separate Boones Mill's last and first frost, putting it 22,942 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 940 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Boones Mill can differ from the 24079 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Boones Mill's frost date answer different questions.