Last Frost Dates in Virginia (2027) by City

Average last frost dates in Virginia run from March 16 in Norfolk to April 26 in Radford.

Average frost dates for 39 places in Virginia
Place	Last frost	First frost
Alexandria	Mar 24	Nov 18
Blacksburg	Apr 24	Oct 19
Bristol	Apr 21	Oct 20
Charlottesville	Apr 2	Nov 10
Chesapeake	Mar 23	Nov 18
Christiansburg	Apr 19	Oct 23
Colonial Heights	Apr 3	Nov 3
Culpeper	Apr 21	Oct 22
Danville	Apr 8	Nov 1
Fairfax	Apr 14	Oct 29
Falls Church	Apr 9	Oct 31
Fredericksburg	Apr 6	Nov 1
Front Royal	Apr 13	Oct 28
Hampton	Mar 24	Nov 15
Harrisonburg	Apr 21	Oct 23
Herndon	Apr 15	Oct 24
Hopewell	Mar 31	Nov 6
Leesburg	Apr 16	Oct 25
Lynchburg	Apr 17	Oct 25
Manassas	Apr 12	Oct 27
Manassas Park	Apr 12	Oct 27
Martinsville	Apr 24	Oct 21
Newport News	Apr 1	Nov 9
Norfolk	Mar 16	Nov 26
Petersburg	Apr 3	Nov 3
Poquoson	Mar 24	Nov 15
Portsmouth	Mar 23	Nov 16
Radford	Apr 26	Oct 18
Richmond	Apr 3	Nov 4
Roanoke	Apr 3	Nov 1
Salem	Apr 3	Nov 1
Staunton	Apr 15	Oct 27
Suffolk	Mar 27	Nov 15
Vienna	Apr 14	Oct 29
Virginia Beach	Mar 29	Nov 12
Warrenton	Apr 9	Nov 1
Waynesboro	Apr 21	Oct 23
Williamsburg	Mar 31	Nov 10
Winchester	Apr 11	Oct 29

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, nearest station to each place. Places of 10,000+ people (US Census Bureau, 2024 estimates) within 50 miles of a station.

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