Danville, VA 27315 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Danville, VA, ZIP 27315
Around 04/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 223 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 205 frost-free days later.
Danville 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 Danville 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 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 Danville compares
Danville's growing season runs about 205 days, ranking 16,182 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VA, it ranks 510 of 1,178.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Danville can differ from the 27315 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Danville's frost date answer different questions.