Glade Spring, VA 24327 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Glade Spring, VA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 178 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Glade Spring 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Glade Spring before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
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 Glade Spring compares
About 178 days separate Glade Spring's last and first frost, putting it 25,778 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 1,047 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Glade Spring's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Glade Spring can differ from the 24327 normal.