Fries, VA 24330 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Fries, VA, ZIP 24330
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 171 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fries 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 Fries has about 7 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.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fries compares
At roughly 171 frost-free days, Fries places 28,789 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 1,145 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Fries's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Fries can differ from the 24330 normal.