Frost Dates for 24104 — Huddleston, Virginia

Half of springs at Bedford, VA see their last 32°F night by April 7; only one in ten is past it by March 25, and one in ten still has one after April 24. Planting tender crops after April 15 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 18 20%, and after April 24 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 48% of the 128 Virginia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 31 in half of years, as early as October 16 one year in ten, and holds off past November 12 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 9; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 13, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 204 days in a typical year, longer than at 64% of the 128 Virginia stations; it reaches 223 days one year in ten and falls short of 182 one year in ten. On average 85 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 13 days longer, to about April 20, and return around October 22. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 98% of winters, usually between January 1 and February 19.

July is the warmest month at Bedford, VA, averaging 86°F by day and 67°F at night; January is the coldest at 47°F and 28°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 77% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,955 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 56% of the 128 Virginia stations. 37% of them (1,450) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 823.

The nearest other station, Chatham, VA, 21 miles south of Huddleston and 247 feet lower, has a last frost 15 days later (April 22), a first frost 8 days earlier (October 23), a season 21 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Huddleston usually arrives around December 25, and the last of the season around February 22. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Bedford, VA, 15.7 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 83% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 44 days after the last snow.

ZIP 24104 is 16 miles from Bedford, VA, which stands at 894 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 5 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 24523 (Bedford). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 24104 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.