Frost Dates for 24260 — Honaker, Virginia

Half of springs at Lebanon, VA see their last 32°F night by April 25; only one in ten is past it by April 10, and one in ten still has one after May 13. Planting tender crops after May 1 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 7 20%, and after May 13 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 52% of the 128 Virginia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 16 in half of years, as early as October 5 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 25; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 29, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 173 days in a typical year, shorter than at 89% of the 128 Virginia stations; it reaches 192 days one year in ten and falls short of 153 one year in ten. On average 121 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 May 7, and return around October 8. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 1 and March 5.

July is the warmest month at Lebanon, VA, averaging 84°F by day and 61°F at night; January is the coldest at 45°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 32% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,274 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 77% of the 128 Virginia stations. 36% of them (1,179) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 697. Precipitation totals 45.9 inches a year, most in July (4.9") and least in October (2.6"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Richlands, VA, 12 miles northeast of Honaker, has a last frost 2 days later (April 27), a first frost 2 days later (October 18).

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Honaker usually arrives around December 8, and the last of the season around March 14. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Lebanon, VA, 8.6 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 97% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 42 days after the last snow.

ZIP 24260 is 9 miles from Lebanon, VA, which stands at 1,912 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 24266 (Lebanon). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 24260 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.