Frost dates / Virginia / Blacksburg

Frost dates in Blacksburg, VA

The station on this page is BLACKSBURG NWSO, VA US (USC00440766), 2 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 45,452.

Zone 7aUSDA average annual extreme minimum 0°F to 5°F, from ZIP 24061 (0.4 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 24. Median first 32°F is October 19. The 50% growing-season length is 175 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	April 11	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 24	Median.
10%	May 14	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	October 6	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	October 19	Median.
90%	November 1	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	196
50%	175
90%	154

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 27	April 11	March 28
First, on or before	October 15	October 29	November 8
Season at least	218 days	199 days	178 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 24	May 6	April 21
First, on or before	September 26	October 8	October 21
Season at least	173 days	155 days	134 days

Station BLACKSBURG NWSO, VA US (USC00440766). Completeness flag S, 26 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 641 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Blacksburg, VA

Zone 7aAverage annual extreme minimum 0°F to 5°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Virginia. Nearest qualified station: BLACKSBURG NWSO, VA US (USC00440766), 2 miles. Median last 32°F April 24. Median first 32°F October 19. The 50% growing-season length is 175 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	May 14	April 24	April 11
First 32°F on or before	October 6	October 19	November 1

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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