Frost Dates for 24171 — Stuart, Virginia

Half of springs at Stuart, VA see their last 32°F night by April 19; only one in ten is past it by April 4, and one in ten still has one after May 6. Planting tender crops after April 26 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 30 20%, and after May 6 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 27 in half of years, as early as October 13 one year in ten, and holds off past November 7 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 4; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 22, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 190 days in a typical year, shorter than at 59% of the 128 Virginia stations; it reaches 210 days one year in ten and falls short of 169 one year in ten. On average 97 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 April 30, and return around October 17. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 99% of winters, usually between December 20 and February 21.

July is the warmest month at Stuart, VA, averaging 86°F by day and 64°F at night; January is the coldest at 48°F and 25°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 20% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,724 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 56% of the 128 Virginia stations. 37% of them (1,363) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 769. Precipitation totals 52.5 inches a year, most in July (5.4") and least in February (3.2"); May to September bring 50% of it.

The nearest other station, Meadows Of Dan 5 SW, VA, 12 miles west of Stuart and 850 feet higher, has a last frost 2 days later (April 21), a first frost 2 days earlier (October 25), a season 5 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Stuart usually arrives around January 11, and the last of the season around February 25. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Stuart, VA, 1.6 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 86% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 53 days after the last snow.

ZIP 24171 is 2 miles from Stuart, VA, which stands at 1,375 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 24171 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.