Whitesville, WV 25075 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Whitesville, WV?
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.
Whitesville 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Whitesville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Whitesville compares
Whitesville's growing season runs about 209 days, ranking 15,407 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 32 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Whitesville can differ from the 25075 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Whitesville's frost date answer different questions.