Ronceverte, WV 24970 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ronceverte, WV?
Around 05/03 is the usual last spring frost, about 248 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 158 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Ronceverte, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Ronceverte 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 Ronceverte compares
Ronceverte's growing season runs about 158 days, ranking 33,031 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 793 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Ronceverte's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Ronceverte can differ from the 24970 normal.