Frozen Pipe Protection in Virginia
In Virginia, local frozen pipes deadlines run from Oct 6 to Nov 4, with a median around Oct 23 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.
Notable cities
- Blacksburg — earliest deadline in the state
- Portsmouth — latest deadline in the state
- Charlottesville — near the state median
All Virginia cities
| City | Local deadline | Median first 28°F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg | Oct 6 | Oct 29 | View → | Checklist |
| Leesburg | Oct 7 | Nov 5 | View → | Checklist |
| Harrisonburg | Oct 9 | Nov 1 | View → | Checklist |
| Lynchburg | Oct 12 | Nov 3 | View → | Checklist |
| Manassas | Oct 13 | Nov 5 | View → | Checklist |
| Roanoke | Oct 18 | Nov 12 | View → | Checklist |
| Danville | Oct 19 | Nov 10 | View → | Checklist |
| Richmond | Oct 23 | Nov 15 | View → | Checklist |
| Charlottesville | Oct 23 | Nov 14 | View → | Checklist |
| Alexandria | Oct 24 | Nov 19 | View → | Checklist |
| Newport News | Oct 31 | Nov 20 | View → | Checklist |
| Virginia Beach | Nov 1 | Nov 25 | View → | Checklist |
| Suffolk | Nov 2 | Dec 1 | View → | Checklist |
| Hampton | Nov 3 | Nov 28 | View → | Checklist |
| Norfolk | Nov 4 | Dec 1 | View → | Checklist |
| Chesapeake | Nov 4 | Dec 1 | View → | Checklist |
| Portsmouth | Nov 4 | Dec 1 | View → | Checklist |
Back to the national Frozen Pipe Protection guide, or see the methodology.
Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 11, 2026.