Pennington Gap, VA 24277 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pennington Gap, VA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 179 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Pennington Gap, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Pennington Gap before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 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 Pennington Gap compares
About 179 days separate Pennington Gap's last and first frost, putting it 25,370 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 1,035 of 1,178.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Pennington Gap's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pennington Gap's dates instead of trusting one.