Damascus, VA 24236 Frost Dates
Damascus, VA: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/14, roughly 170 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Damascus in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 7 weeks until Damascus's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/27 isn't a guarantee
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/12 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/15 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Damascus against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 170 frost-free days, Damascus places 29,145 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 1,148 of 1,178.
Learn more
Before leaning on 24236's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Damascus can differ from the 24236 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Damascus's frost date answer different questions.