Lynchburg, VA 24513 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lynchburg, VA, ZIP 24513
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/15, roughly 230 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 191 frost-free days later.
Lynchburg sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
Zone 7b around Lynchburg has about 8 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 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lynchburg compares
About 191 days separate Lynchburg's last and first frost, putting it 20,679 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 812 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Lynchburg's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Lynchburg can differ from the 24513 normal.