Paw Paw, WV 21555 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Paw Paw, WV, ZIP 21555
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 190 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Paw Paw in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Paw Paw has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Paw Paw compares
At roughly 190 frost-free days, Paw Paw places 21,292 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 316 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Paw Paw can differ from the 21555 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Paw Paw's frost date answer different questions.