Clinchco, VA 24226 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Clinchco, VA?
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 169 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clinchco 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Clinchco before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clinchco compares
Clinchco's growing season runs about 169 days, ranking 29,601 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 1,154 of 1,178.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Clinchco's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Clinchco's dates instead of trusting one.