Bluefield, WV 24366 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bluefield, WV, ZIP 24366
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/21, about 236 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bluefield in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Bluefield 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/21 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. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bluefield compares
About 182 days separate Bluefield's last and first frost, putting it 24,101 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 388 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bluefield can differ from the 24366 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Bluefield's frost date answer different questions.