Pembroke, VA 24086 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pembroke, VA, ZIP 24086
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 171 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 Pembroke, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Pembroke 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pembroke compares
Pembroke's growing season runs about 171 days, ranking 28,722 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 1,140 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Pembroke's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Pembroke can differ from the 24086 normal.