Iaeger, WV 24862 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Iaeger, WV, ZIP 24862
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/15, roughly 230 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 194 frost-free days later.
Iaeger sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Iaeger has about 9 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 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Iaeger compares
Iaeger's growing season runs about 194 days, ranking 19,617 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 197 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Iaeger's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Iaeger can differ from the 24862 normal.