Abingdon, VA 24209 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Abingdon, VA, ZIP 24209
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/21, about 236 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Abingdon in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Abingdon has about 8 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.
The actual range around Abingdon'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 Abingdon compares
Abingdon's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,109 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 977 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Abingdon can differ from the 24209 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Abingdon's frost date answer different questions.