Clendenin, WV 25026 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Clendenin, WV, ZIP 25026
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/16, about 231 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 192 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Clendenin, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Clendenin has about 8 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 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clendenin compares
Clendenin's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,482 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 290 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Clendenin's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Clendenin can differ from the 25026 normal.