Hurt, VA 24563 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hurt, VA, ZIP 24563
Around 04/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 230 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 191 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 Hurt, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Hurt 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 Hurt compares
Hurt's growing season runs about 191 days, ranking 20,818 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 835 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Hurt's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Hurt can differ from the 24563 normal.