White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986 Frost Dates
Frost dates for White Sulphur Springs, WV, ZIP 24986
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/02, about 247 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 165 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 White Sulphur Springs, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around White Sulphur Springs 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 White Sulphur Springs's last frost
05/02 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. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How White Sulphur Springs compares
About 165 days separate White Sulphur Springs's last and first frost, putting it 30,604 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 734 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in White Sulphur Springs can differ from the 24986 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and White Sulphur Springs's frost date answer different questions.