Chatham, VA 24566 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chatham, VA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/22, about 237 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 183 frost-free days later.
Chatham 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Chatham before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chatham compares
About 183 days separate Chatham's last and first frost, putting it 23,914 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 967 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Chatham's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Chatham can differ from the 24566 normal.