Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 24014
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 24014 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Roanoke, VA, is 7 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 3 in half of years and after April 18 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 7b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke, VARoanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport | 7 mi | 1,175 ft | April 3 | April 18 | November 1 | 7b |
| Hollins, VARoanoke (8 mi N) | 10 mi | 1,157 ft | April 11 | May 2 | October 28 | 7b |
| Copper Hill, VA | 16 mi | 2,846 ft | April 21 | May 10 | October 25 | 7a |
| Rocky Mount, VA | 17 mi | 1,315 ft | April 20 | May 8 | October 25 | – |
| Bedford, VA | 24 mi | 894 ft | April 7 | April 24 | October 31 | – |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Roanoke
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | May 7 | April 25 | April 17 | April 3 | October 22 | October 9 |
| 32°F | April 18 | April 9 | April 3 | March 19 | November 1 | October 18 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 7 | March 29 | March 22 | March 4 | November 12 | October 30 |
| 24°F | March 27 | March 17 | March 9 | February 17 | November 28 | November 9 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.