War, WV 24878 Frost Dates
Frost dates for War, WV, ZIP 24878
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/16, roughly 231 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 193 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts War 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 War 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How War compares
At roughly 193 frost-free days, War places 20,042 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 232 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around War's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in War can differ from the 24878 normal.