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Frost dates · Virginia

Virginia frost dates,
county by county.

Last spring frost and first fall frost probability data for all 133 counties in Virginia, computed from the NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Every county page surfaces the full probability table at three temperature thresholds plus crop-specific planting guidance.

Variation across Virginia

58 days separate the earliest and latest counties.

The median last spring frost in Norfolk city is March 2 — 58 days earlier than Highland County at April 29. Statewide averages aren't useful planting tools; pick your county below for the data that actually applies to your fields.

By geography

Virginia counties on the map.

Each dot is a county. Click for full frost-date detail. Color shows last-spring-frost timing — sage = earliest, amber = latest.

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Waynesboro city · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 1 · 210-day seasonEmporia city · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 19 · 244-day seasonBuena Vista city · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Nov 1 · 206-day seasonDanville city · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 10 · 228-day seasonGalax city · Spring Apr 13 · Fall Oct 25 · 195-day seasonHarrisonburg city · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Nov 1 · 206-day seasonMartinsville city · Spring Apr 13 · Fall Oct 30 · 200-day seasonCharlottesville city · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 22 · 245-day seasonKing George County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 6 · 220-day seasonRichmond County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 10 · 226-day seasonScott County · Spring Mar 28 · Fall Nov 6 · 223-day seasonBotetourt County · Spring Mar 28 · Fall Nov 8 · 225-day seasonYork County · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 20 · 245-day seasonRappahannock County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 5 · 217-day seasonGreene County · Spring Mar 21 · Fall Nov 13 · 237-day seasonRadford city · Spring Apr 10 · Fall Oct 28 · 201-day seasonLouisa County · Spring Apr 12 · Fall Oct 29 · 200-day seasonSalem city · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 12 · 235-day seasonHopewell city · Spring Mar 18 · Fall Nov 19 · 246-day seasonFalls Church city · Spring Mar 30 · Fall Nov 9 · 224-day seasonLexington city · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Nov 1 · 206-day seasonCumberland County · Spring Apr 16 · Fall Oct 26 · 193-day seasonPulaski County · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Oct 28 · 202-day seasonLoudoun County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 5 · 217-day seasonAppomattox County · Spring Mar 28 · Fall Nov 10 · 227-day seasonNorton city · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Oct 27 · 199-day seasonHenrico County · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 15 · 238-day seasonFranklin city · Spring Mar 25 · Fall Nov 12 · 232-day seasonHenry County · Spring Apr 13 · Fall Oct 30 · 200-day seasonHampton city · Spring Mar 10 · Fall Nov 28 · 263-day seasonHighland County · Spring Apr 29 · Fall Oct 17 · 171-day seasonKing William County · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 11 · 229-day seasonMontgomery County · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Oct 29 · 201-day seasonRichmond city · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 15 · 238-day seasonAmherst County · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 4 · 217-day seasonMathews County · Spring Mar 21 · Fall Nov 23 · 247-day seasonPetersburg city · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 16 · 241-day seasonGoochland County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 5 · 216-day seasonAlbemarle County · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 22 · 245-day seasonPrince Edward County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 5 · 219-day seasonCaroline County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 6 · 220-day seasonFluvanna County · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Oct 31 · 205-day seasonNorthumberland County · Spring Mar 19 · Fall Nov 29 · 255-day seasonIsle of Wight County · Spring Mar 15 · Fall Dec 1 · 261-day seasonManassas Park city · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 5 · 218-day seasonKing and Queen County · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 11 · 229-day seasonBristol city · Spring Apr 7 · Fall Nov 1 · 208-day seasonColonial Heights city · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 16 · 241-day seasonTazewell County · Spring Apr 28 · Fall Oct 15 · 170-day seasonClarke County · Spring Apr 4 · Fall Nov 8 · 218-day seasonHalifax County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 7 · 223-day seasonArlington County · Spring Mar 12 · Fall Dec 3 · 266-day seasonSurry County · Spring Mar 26 · Fall Nov 14 · 233-day seasonWarren County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 7 · 219-day seasonWashington County · Spring Apr 7 · Fall Nov 1 · 208-day seasonWise County · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Oct 27 · 199-day seasonWinchester city · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 9 · 223-day seasonCharles City County · Spring Mar 18 · Fall Nov 19 · 246-day seasonPage County · Spring Apr 8 · Fall Oct 31 · 206-day seasonBland County · Spring Apr 23 · Fall Oct 19 · 179-day seasonSussex County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 8 · 224-day seasonLunenburg County · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 11 · 229-day seasonBuchanan County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Nov 3 · 211-day seasonMecklenburg County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 11 · 232-day seasonAmelia County · Spring Mar 26 · Fall Nov 12 · 231-day seasonGloucester County · Spring Mar 21 · Fall Nov 23 · 247-day seasonShenandoah County · Spring Apr 13 · Fall Oct 28 · 198-day seasonDickenson County · Spring Apr 15 · Fall Oct 26 · 194-day seasonStaunton city · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 5 · 216-day seasonFloyd County · Spring Apr 20 · Fall Oct 20 · 183-day seasonRoanoke city · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 12 · 235-day seasonAlleghany County · Spring Apr 14 · Fall Oct 28 · 197-day seasonGiles County · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Oct 26 · 198-day seasonFranklin County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 3 · 214-day seasonBath County · Spring Apr 12 · Fall Oct 30 · 201-day seasonPittsylvania County · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Nov 1 · 206-day seasonNorthampton County · Spring Mar 15 · Fall Dec 2 · 262-day seasonCulpeper County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 1 · 210-day seasonJames City County · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 23 · 248-day seasonFauquier County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 14 · 230-day seasonOrange County · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 8 · 226-day seasonLynchburg city · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 3 · 215-day seasonCampbell County · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 3 · 216-day seasonNorfolk city · Spring Mar 2 · Fall Dec 12 · 285-day seasonPoquoson city · Spring Mar 10 · Fall Nov 28 · 263-day seasonPortsmouth city · Spring Mar 10 · Fall Dec 1 · 266-day seasonChesterfield County · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 16 · 241-day seasonSuffolk city · Spring Mar 15 · Fall Dec 1 · 261-day seasonCraig County · Spring Mar 30 · Fall Nov 6 · 221-day seasonFrederick County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 9 · 223-day seasonChesapeake city · Spring Mar 10 · Fall Dec 2 · 267-day seasonDinwiddie County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 8 · 224-day seasonPowhatan County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 5 · 216-day seasonGreensville County · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 19 · 244-day seasonHanover County · Spring Mar 30 · Fall Nov 8 · 223-day seasonRockbridge County · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Nov 1 · 206-day seasonSpotsylvania County · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 11 · 229-day seasonStafford County · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 11 · 229-day seasonCarroll County · Spring Apr 13 · Fall Oct 25 · 195-day seasonNewport News city · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 20 · 245-day seasonGrayson County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 4 · 213-day seasonAccomack County · Spring Mar 23 · Fall Nov 20 · 242-day seasonPrince George County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 12 · 228-day seasonNew Kent County · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 11 · 229-day seasonWythe County · Spring Apr 10 · Fall Oct 27 · 200-day seasonPatrick County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 4 · 213-day seasonSouthampton County · Spring Mar 26 · Fall Nov 10 · 229-day seasonCharlotte County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 8 · 224-day seasonRockingham County · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Nov 1 · 206-day seasonWilliamsburg city · Spring Mar 20 · Fall Nov 23 · 248-day seasonSmyth County · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Oct 29 · 203-day seasonMiddlesex County · Spring Mar 21 · Fall Nov 23 · 247-day seasonAlexandria city · Spring Mar 12 · Fall Dec 3 · 266-day seasonBrunswick County · Spring Mar 26 · Fall Nov 7 · 226-day seasonFairfax city · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 8 · 220-day seasonManassas city · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 5 · 218-day seasonNottoway County · Spring Mar 30 · Fall Nov 7 · 222-day seasonPrince William County · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 5 · 218-day seasonRussell County · Spring Apr 13 · Fall Oct 25 · 195-day seasonBuckingham County · Spring Apr 16 · Fall Oct 26 · 193-day seasonAugusta County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 5 · 216-day seasonMadison County · Spring Apr 21 · Fall Oct 30 · 192-day seasonFairfax County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 8 · 220-day seasonWestmoreland County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 10 · 226-day seasonLancaster County · Spring Mar 21 · Fall Nov 23 · 247-day seasonEssex County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 10 · 226-day seasonBedford County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 9 · 225-day seasonRoanoke County · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 12 · 235-day seasonFredericksburg city · Spring Mar 27 · Fall Nov 11 · 229-day seasonVirginia Beach city · Spring Mar 14 · Fall Nov 25 · 256-day seasonNelson County · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 4 · 217-day seasonCovington city · Spring Apr 14 · Fall Oct 28 · 197-day seasonLee County · Spring Apr 10 · Fall Oct 29 · 202-day season
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133 counties · click any county for full frost data
Alphabetical

All Virginia counties — A to Z.

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