Bluefield, VA 24605 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bluefield, VA, ZIP 24605
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 168 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bluefield in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Bluefield has about 7 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 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bluefield compares
About 168 days separate Bluefield's last and first frost, putting it 29,706 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 1,155 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bluefield can differ from the 24605 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Bluefield's frost date answer different questions.