War, WV 24892 Frost Dates
Frost dates for War, WV, ZIP 24892
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 173 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 7 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.
The actual range around War's last frost
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How War compares
About 173 days separate War's last and first frost, putting it 28,041 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 650 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in War can differ from the 24892 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and War's frost date answer different questions.