Virgilina, VA 24598 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Virgilina, VA, ZIP 24598
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 202 frost-free days later.
Virgilina 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 Virgilina has about 9 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 04/10 isn't a guarantee
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Virgilina compares
At roughly 202 frost-free days, Virgilina places 17,383 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 615 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Virgilina can differ from the 24598 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Virgilina's frost date answer different questions.