Frost Dates for 24124 — Narrows, Virginia

Half of springs at Pearisburg 4 SSE, VA see their last 32°F night by April 27; only one in ten is past it by April 12, and one in ten still has one after May 16. Planting tender crops after May 3 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 10 20%, and after May 16 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 70% 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 3 one year in ten, and holds off past October 29 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around October 26; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 30, 16 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 171 days in a typical year, shorter than at 93% of the 128 Virginia stations; it reaches 193 days one year in ten and falls short of 148 one year in ten. On average 122 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 8, and return around October 8. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 1 and March 4.

July is the warmest month at Pearisburg 4 SSE, VA, averaging 83°F by day and 61°F at night; January is the coldest at 43°F and 23°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October 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 39% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,034 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 90% of the 128 Virginia stations. 35% of them (1,069) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 673. Precipitation totals 42.3 inches a year, most in May (4.7") and least in February (2.6"); May to September bring 48% of it.

The nearest other station, Athens, WV, 13 miles northwest of Narrows and 817 feet higher, has a last frost 3 days later (April 30), a first frost 7 days earlier (October 10), a season 10 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Narrows usually arrives around December 11, and the last of the season around March 17. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Pearisburg 4 SSE, VA, 7.5 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 41 days after the last snow.

ZIP 24124 is 8 miles from Pearisburg 4 SSE, VA, which stands at 1,678 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 3 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 24134 (Pearisburg). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 24124 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.