Staunton, VA 24463 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Staunton, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 191 frost-free days later.
Staunton sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Staunton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Staunton compares
About 191 days separate Staunton's last and first frost, putting it 20,711 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 820 of 1,178.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Staunton can differ from the 24463 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Staunton's frost date answer different questions.