East Bank, WV 25035 Frost Dates
When can you plant in East Bank, WV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/07, roughly 222 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 209 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts East Bank 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in East Bank before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around East Bank's last frost
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How East Bank compares
East Bank's growing season runs about 209 days, ranking 15,342 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 8 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in East Bank can differ from the 25035 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and East Bank's frost date answer different questions.