Frost dates / Virginia / Virginia Beach

Frost dates in Virginia Beach, VA

The station on this page is OCEANA NAS, VA US (USW00013769), 2.6 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 454,808.

Zone 8bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F, from ZIP 23453 (2.3 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is March 29. Median first 32°F is November 12. The 50% growing-season length is 230 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%	March 13	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	March 29	Median.
10%	April 11	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%	November 1	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 12	Median.
90%	November 30	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%	254
50%	230
90%	210

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	March 31	March 14	February 26
First, on or before	November 9	November 25	December 17
Season at least	285 days	258 days	233 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 27	April 11	March 28
First, on or before	October 22	November 2	November 16
Season at least	225 days	205 days	185 days

Station OCEANA NAS, VA US (USW00013769). Completeness flag R, 20 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 7 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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Virginia Beach, VA

Zone 8bAverage annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F

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

Virginia. Nearest qualified station: OCEANA NAS, VA US (USW00013769), 2.6 miles. Median last 32°F March 29. Median first 32°F November 12. The 50% growing-season length is 230 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 11	March 29	March 13
First 32°F on or before	November 1	November 12	November 30

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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