Abingdon, VA 24210 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Abingdon, VA?
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.
Abingdon sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
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.
Why 04/21 isn't a guarantee
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
At roughly 182 frost-free days, Abingdon places 24,110 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 978 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Abingdon's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Abingdon can differ from the 24210 normal.