St. Paul, VA 24283 Frost Dates
When can you plant in St. Paul, VA?
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.
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 St. Paul, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in St. Paul before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 St. Paul compares
About 200 days separate St. Paul's last and first frost, putting it 17,862 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 645 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around St. Paul's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in St. Paul can differ from the 24283 normal.