Pulaski, VA 24347 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pulaski, VA, ZIP 24347
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/25, roughly 240 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 175 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 Pulaski, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Pulaski 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/25 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. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pulaski compares
Pulaski's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 26,842 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 1,063 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Pulaski's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Pulaski can differ from the 24347 normal.