Paw Paw, WV 21766 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Paw Paw, WV, ZIP 21766
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 180 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Paw Paw, not a forecast for this year.
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 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Paw Paw compares
About 180 days separate Paw Paw's last and first frost, putting it 25,033 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 513 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Paw Paw's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Paw Paw's dates instead of trusting one.