Clinchco, VA 24220 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Clinchco, VA, ZIP 24220
Around 04/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 229 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 200 frost-free days later.
Clinchco 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 Clinchco has about 9 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 04/14 isn't a guarantee
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clinchco compares
Clinchco's growing season runs about 200 days, ranking 17,901 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 646 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Clinchco can differ from the 24220 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Clinchco's frost date answer different questions.