Haysi, VA 24256 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Haysi, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 169 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Haysi 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 Haysi before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Haysi's last frost
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 Haysi compares
Haysi's growing season runs about 169 days, ranking 29,568 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 1,153 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Haysi can differ from the 24256 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Haysi's frost date answer different questions.