Abingdon, VA 24212 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Abingdon, VA, ZIP 24212
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
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.
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 24,112 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 980 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Abingdon can differ from the 24212 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Abingdon's frost date answer different questions.