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RV Winterization in Virginia

In Virginia, local rv deadlines run from Oct 19 to Nov 21, with a median around Nov 5 — 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.

Motorhome parked on a snowy street in falling snow — drain and antifreeze the water system before the first hard freeze — Virginia deadlines city by city
Photo: Arlind Photography / Unsplash

Notable cities

All Virginia cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
BlacksburgOct 19Oct 29View →Checklist
HarrisonburgOct 22Nov 1View →Checklist
LynchburgOct 24Nov 3View →Checklist
LeesburgOct 26Nov 5View →Checklist
ManassasOct 26Nov 5View →Checklist
DanvilleOct 31Nov 10View →Checklist
RoanokeNov 2Nov 12View →Checklist
CharlottesvilleNov 4Nov 14View →Checklist
RichmondNov 5Nov 15View →Checklist
AlexandriaNov 9Nov 19View →Checklist
Newport NewsNov 10Nov 20View →Checklist
Virginia BeachNov 15Nov 25View →Checklist
HamptonNov 18Nov 28View →Checklist
NorfolkNov 21Dec 1View →Checklist
ChesapeakeNov 21Dec 1View →Checklist
PortsmouthNov 21Dec 1View →Checklist
SuffolkNov 21Dec 1View →Checklist
NovDecBlacksburgOct 19HarrisonburgOct 22LynchburgOct 24LeesburgOct 26ManassasOct 26DanvilleOct 31RoanokeNov 2CharlottesvilleNov 4RichmondNov 5AlexandriaNov 9Newport NewsNov 10Virginia BeachNov 15HamptonNov 18NorfolkNov 21ChesapeakeNov 21PortsmouthNov 21SuffolkNov 21

Local rv winterization deadlines for Virginia cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

RV Winterization in Virginia: related searches

Virginia homeowners search for: RV winterization checklist, how to winterize a camper, and "rv winterization near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national RV Winterization guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the rv winterization window shifts in Vermont and Washington.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.