Radford, VA 24141 Frost Dates
Radford, VA: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/18, roughly 174 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Radford in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 7 weeks until Radford's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/10 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/16 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Radford against the rest of the dataset
About 174 days separate Radford's last and first frost, putting it 27,377 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 1,083 of 1,178.
Learn more
Before leaning on 24141's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Radford can differ from the 24141 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Radford's frost date answer different questions.