Pocahontas, VA 24861 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pocahontas, VA, ZIP 24861
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/21, roughly 236 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 182 frost-free days later.
Pocahontas sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7a around Pocahontas 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 04/21 isn't a guarantee
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. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pocahontas compares
At roughly 182 frost-free days, Pocahontas places 24,322 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VA, it ranks 999 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Pocahontas can differ from the 24861 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Pocahontas's frost date answer different questions.