Martinsville, VA 24115 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Martinsville, VA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/24, roughly 239 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 179 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 Martinsville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Martinsville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Martinsville compares
Martinsville's growing season runs about 179 days, ranking 25,231 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 1,027 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Martinsville can differ from the 24115 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Martinsville's frost date answer different questions.