Grundy, VA 24631 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Grundy, VA?
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 189 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Grundy in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Grundy before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Grundy compares
About 189 days separate Grundy's last and first frost, putting it 21,666 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VA, it ranks 877 of 1,178.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Grundy's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Grundy can differ from the 24631 normal.