Virginia Frost Dates

The median last spring freeze and first fall freeze (32°F) at 125 NOAA stations in Virginia, 1991-2020, with the growing season between them.

Every station

A median date has an even chance of a later freeze in spring or an earlier one in fall. Each town page gives the dates at 36, 32 and 28°F and every probability from 10 to 90 percent.

Station	Elevation	Last freeze	First freeze	Season, days	Town page
Abingdon 3S	1,925 ft	April 21	October 20	182	Abingdon
Amelia Courthouse	345 ft	April 7	November 2	209	Amelia Court House
Appomattox	850 ft	April 7	November 1	208	Appomattox
Ashland	220 ft	April 10	October 29	202	Ashland
Ashland Hanover CO Muni AP	205 ft	April 10	October 31	204	Ashland
Bedford	894 ft	April 7	October 31	207	Bedford
Big Meadows	3,540 ft	May 1	October 19	171	Stanley
Big Stone Gap	1,466 ft	April 20	October 23	186	Big Stone Gap
Blacksburg Nwso	2,103 ft	April 24	October 19	178	Merrimac
Bland	2,000 ft	May 6	October 10	157	Bland
Boston 4 Se	590 ft	April 21	October 22	184	Round Hill
Breaks Interstate Park	1,893 ft	April 22	October 23	184
Bremo Bluff	225 ft	April 28	October 17	172	Weber City
Brookneal	408 ft	April 17	October 24	190	Brookneal
Buchanan	880 ft	April 8	October 31	206	Buchanan
Burkes Garden	3,068 ft	May 9	October 6	150	Gratton
Cape Charles 5 Ene	29 ft	March 28	November 17	234	Eastville
Charlotte Court House	569 ft	April 10	October 30	203	Charlotte Court House
Charlottesville 2 Sse	1,177 ft	April 2	November 8	220	Charlottesville
Charlottesville 2W	866 ft	April 2	November 10	222	Charlottesville
Charlottesville AP	641 ft	April 3	November 1	212	Hollymead
Chase City	510 ft	April 6	November 1	209	Chase City
Chatham	647 ft	April 22	October 23	184	Chatham
Christiansburg	2,100 ft	April 19	October 23	187	Christiansburg
Clarksville	330 ft	March 31	November 5	219	Clarksville
Clintwood 1W	1,566 ft	April 29	October 16	170	Clintwood
Copper Hill	2,846 ft	April 21	October 25	187	Shawsville
Corbin	220 ft	April 14	October 27	196	Passapatanzy
Covington Fltr Plt	1,244 ft	April 27	October 18	174	Covington
Crozier	350 ft	April 17	October 27	193	Goochland
Dale Enterprise	1,358 ft	April 21	October 23	185	Belmont Estates
Danville 2 Se	392 ft	April 8	November 1	207	Danville
Danville Rgnl AP	571 ft	April 10	October 28	201	Danville
Disputanta	130 ft	April 10	November 1	205	Waverly
Eastville	10 ft	March 26	November 20	239	Eastville
Edinburg	928 ft	April 25	October 19	177	Edinburg
Elk Creek 4SSW	3,439 ft	April 16	October 27	194	Independence
Emporia 1 Wnw	100 ft	March 31	November 6	220	Emporia
Farmville 2 N	450 ft	April 12	October 29	200	Farmville
Fentress Naas	16 ft	March 23	November 18	240	Chesapeake
Floyd 2 Ne	2,625 ft	April 30	October 10	163	Floyd
Fredericksburg Sewage	60 ft	April 6	November 1	209	Fredericksburg
Free Union	590 ft	April 19	October 24	188	Ivy
Front Royal	930 ft	April 13	October 28	198	Front Royal
Ft Pickett	330 ft	April 11	October 30	202	Blackstone
Galax Radio Wbrf	2,385 ft	April 26	October 14	171	Galax
Galax Wtp	2,341 ft	April 22	October 21	182	Galax
Gathright Dam	1,770 ft	April 22	October 21	182	Hot Springs
Greenbay 3 Ne	500 ft	April 7	November 1	208	Crewe
Grundy	1,157 ft	April 21	October 26	188	Grundy
Holland 1 E	80 ft	April 7	November 2	209	Franklin
Hopewell	40 ft	March 31	November 6	220	Hopewell
Hot Springs	2,244 ft	April 26	October 19	176	Hot Springs
John H Kerr Dam	250 ft	April 5	November 1	210	Boydton
Keysville 2 S	625 ft	April 8	November 1	207	Keysville
Langley AFB	10 ft	March 24	November 15	236	Poquoson
Lawrenceville 3 E	325 ft	April 7	October 31	207	Lawrenceville
Lebanon	1,912 ft	April 25	October 16	174	Lebanon
Lexington	1,097 ft	April 23	October 23	183	Lexington
Louisa	420 ft	April 26	October 20	177	Louisa
Luray 5 E	1,400 ft	April 23	October 22	182	Luray
Lynchburg #2	736 ft	April 17	October 25	191	Forest
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	940 ft	April 15	October 24	192	Timberlake
Manassas	245 ft	April 12	October 27	198	Manassas
Martinsville Fltr Plt	780 ft	April 24	October 21	180	Martinsville
Meadows Of Dan 5 Sw	2,225 ft	April 21	October 25	187	Stuart
Mill Gap	2,421 ft	May 12	October 3	144	Monterey
Montebello Fish Cultural Stn	2,667 ft	May 2	October 13	164	Greenville
Monticello	758 ft	April 5	November 4	213	Pantops
Mt Wx	1,659 ft	April 17	November 1	198	Shenandoah Retreat
Mt Wx 3	1,550 ft	April 17	October 29	195	Shenandoah Retreat
Mustoe 1 Sw	2,367 ft	May 8	October 5	150	Monterey
N	4 ft	April 1	November 10	223	Gloucester Courthouse
Newport News Intl AP	42 ft	April 1	November 9	222	Yorktown
Nora 4 Sse	2,658 ft	April 14	November 1	201	Dante
Norfolk Intl AP	30 ft	March 17	November 23	251	Norfolk
Norfolk Nas	17 ft	March 16	November 26	255	Hampton
Norfolk Rich	112 ft	April 6	November 1	209	Wakefield
Norfolk S	10 ft	March 23	November 16	238	Norfolk
Oceana Nas	23 ft	March 29	November 12	228	Virginia Beach
Painter 2 W	30 ft	April 4	November 7	217	Boston
Palmyra 3S	410 ft	April 23	October 21	181	Palmyra
Pearisburg 4 Sse	1,678 ft	April 27	October 17	173	Pembroke
Pennington Gap	1,360 ft	April 22	October 20	181	Pennington Gap
Petersburg	19 ft	April 3	November 3	214	Petersburg
Philpott Dam 2	1,123 ft	April 14	October 31	200	Bassett
Piedmont Rsch Stn	520 ft	April 7	October 30	206	Orange
Pulaski 2 E	2,080 ft	April 25	October 17	175	Pulaski
Purcellville	510 ft	April 16	October 25	192	Purcellville
Quantico Mcas	10 ft	March 28	November 8	225	Triangle
Radford 3 N	1,800 ft	April 26	October 18	175	Fairlawn
Richlands	1,910 ft	April 27	October 18	174	Richlands
Richmond Intl AP	164 ft	April 3	November 4	215	Fort Lee
Roanoke 8 N	1,157 ft	April 11	October 28	200	Hollins
Roanoke Rgnl AP	1,175 ft	April 3	November 1	212	Villa Heights
Rocky Mt	1,315 ft	April 20	October 25	188	Rocky Mount
S Boston	329 ft	April 10	October 30	203	South Boston
Saltville 1N	1,733 ft	April 23	October 20	180	Saltville
Sandston	165 ft	April 7	November 1	208	Sandston
Somerset	510 ft	April 17	October 22	188	Ruckersville
Sperryville	750 ft	April 16	October 27	194	Washington
Star Tannery	950 ft	April 26	October 17	174	Strasburg
Staunton Wtp	169 ft	April 15	October 27	195	Staunton
Stony Creek 2 N	105 ft	April 9	October 29	203	Sussex
Stuart	1,375 ft	April 19	October 27	191	Stuart
Suffolk Lake Kilby	22 ft	March 27	November 15	233	Suffolk
Tye Rvr 1 Se	720 ft	April 15	October 25	193	Arrington
Vienna	418 ft	April 14	October 29	198	Oakton
W Pt 2 Nw	20 ft	April 6	November 1	209	West Point
Wakefield 1NW	113 ft	April 12	October 30	201	Wakefield
Walkerton 2 Nw	50 ft	April 7	November 1	208	King William
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	20 ft	April 20	October 27	190	South Suffolk
Wallops Island Flight Fac	38 ft	March 31	November 11	225	Horntown
Warrenton 3 Se	500 ft	April 9	November 1	206	Warrenton
Warsaw 2 Nw	140 ft	April 8	October 30	205	Warsaw
Washington Dc Dulles AP	290 ft	April 15	October 24	192	South Riding
Washington Reagan AP	10 ft	March 24	November 18	239
Waynesboro Wtp	1,270 ft	April 21	October 23	185	Waynesboro
WFO Sterling	288 ft	April 13	October 26	196	Loudoun Valley Estates
Williamsburg 2 N	70 ft	March 31	November 10	224	Williamsburg
Winchester	720 ft	April 11	October 29	201	Winchester
Winchester 7 Se	680 ft	April 25	October 18	176	Winchester
Wise 1SE	2,564 ft	April 25	October 18	176	Wise
Woodstock 2 Ne	675 ft	April 24	October 20	179	Maurertown
Wytheville	2,458 ft	April 25	October 18	176	Wytheville

Sources

NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, annual and seasonal freeze probabilities. Public domain.