Frost Dates for 24084 — Dublin, Virginia

Half of springs at Pulaski 2 E, VA see their last 32°F night by April 25; only one in ten is past it by April 9, and one in ten still has one after May 15. Planting tender crops after May 3 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 7 20%, and after May 15 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 84% of the 128 Virginia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 17 in half of years, as early as October 5 one year in ten, and holds off past November 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around October 28; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 30, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 175 days in a typical year, shorter than at 83% of the 128 Virginia stations; it reaches 197 days one year in ten and falls short of 155 one year in ten. On average 119 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 11 days longer, to about May 6, and return around October 8. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 5 and March 2.

July is the warmest month at Pulaski 2 E, VA, averaging 83°F by day and 61°F at night; January is the coldest at 43°F and 24°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 37% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,070 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 88% of the 128 Virginia stations. 36% of them (1,094) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 682. Precipitation totals 40.2 inches a year, most in May (4.0") and least in November (2.5"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Radford 3 N, VA, 8 miles northeast of Dublin and 280 feet lower, has a last frost 1 day later (April 26), a first frost 1 day later (October 18), a season 1 day shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Dublin usually arrives around December 19, and the last of the season around March 14. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Pulaski 2 E, VA, 7 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 42 days after the last snow.

ZIP 24084 is 7 miles from Pulaski 2 E, VA, which stands at 2,080 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 24301 (Pulaski). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 24084 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.