36.8190°N/76.2749°W

When to plant in Chesapeake

Virginia, United States · Humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa)
Last spring frost · safe
Mar 29
~10% frost risk · typical Mar 18
First fall frost · safe
Nov 9
~10% frost risk · typical Nov 18
Frost-free days
248
Mar 18 → Nov 18
Climate zone
Humid subtropical
Köppen Cfa
89/100 confidence
◇ Station-basedCurated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal
The frost date shown is the safe date (~10% frost risk); the typical median is shown alongside. Your microclimate can shift things ±1–2 weeks.
The growing year
Frost-bounded season with crops mapped onto the 12-month axis.
Frost risk Growing Harvest
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
MAR 18
NOV 18
Source: Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · Köppen–Geiger classification (Beck et al. 2023) · crop windows from FAO ECOCROP references. How we calculate this →

Also see frost dates for Chesapeake.