Frost Dates for 23923 — Charlotte Court House, Virginia

Half of springs at Charlotte Court House, VA see their last 32°F night by April 10; only one in ten is past it by March 27, and one in ten still has one after April 23. Planting tender crops after April 16 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 19 20%, and after April 23 10%. The 13 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 91% of the 128 Virginia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 30 in half of years, as early as October 17 one year in ten, and holds off past November 11 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 8; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 13, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 201 days in a typical year, longer than at 59% of the 128 Virginia stations; it reaches 220 days one year in ten and falls short of 180 one year in ten. On average 95 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 12 days longer, to about April 22, and return around October 21. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 99% of winters, usually between December 28 and February 14.

July is the warmest month at Charlotte Court House, VA, averaging 87°F by day and 67°F at night; January is the coldest at 47°F and 27°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 80% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,102 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 63% of the 128 Virginia stations. 37% of them (1,527) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 848. Precipitation totals 46.7 inches a year, most in July (4.8") and least in February (3.0"); May to September bring 47% of it.

The nearest other station, Keysville 2 S, VA, 9 miles southeast of Charlotte Court House, has a last frost 2 days earlier (April 8), a first frost 2 days later (November 1), a season 5 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Charlotte Court House usually arrives around January 16, and the last of the season around February 26. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Charlotte Court House, VA, 1.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 77% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 43 days after the last snow.

ZIP 23923 is 2 miles from Charlotte Court House, VA, which stands at 569 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 23923 in zone 7b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 5 to 10°F (-15.0 to -12.2°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.