Smithers, WV 25036 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Smithers, WV, ZIP 25036
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/07, about 222 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 209 frost-free days later.
Smithers sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
Zone 7a around Smithers has about 10 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
04/07 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 Smithers compares
At roughly 209 frost-free days, Smithers places 15,357 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 14 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Smithers's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Smithers can differ from the 25036 normal.