Falling Spring, WV 24938 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Falling Spring, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/03, about 248 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 158 frost-free days later.
Falling Spring sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Falling Spring before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/03 isn't a guarantee
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Falling Spring compares
About 158 days separate Falling Spring's last and first frost, putting it 33,159 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 803 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Falling Spring's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Falling Spring's dates instead of trusting one.