Abingdon, VA 24203 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Abingdon, VA?
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 182 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 Abingdon, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Abingdon 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
04/21 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 Abingdon compares
Abingdon's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,108 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 976 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Abingdon can differ from the 24203 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Abingdon's frost date answer different questions.