Tazewell, VA 24377 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tazewell, VA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/09, roughly 254 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 150 frost-free days later.
Tazewell sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Tazewell before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/09 isn't a guarantee
05/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tazewell compares
About 150 days separate Tazewell's last and first frost, putting it 35,283 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 1,164 of 1,178.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Tazewell can differ from the 24377 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Tazewell's frost date answer different questions.