Chilhowie, VA 24319 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Chilhowie, VA, ZIP 24319
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 178 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chilhowie 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
Zone 7a around Chilhowie has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 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 Chilhowie compares
At roughly 178 frost-free days, Chilhowie places 25,774 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 1,046 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Chilhowie can differ from the 24319 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Chilhowie's frost date answer different questions.