Gauley Bridge, WV 25090 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gauley Bridge, WV?
Around 04/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 237 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 181 frost-free days later.
Gauley Bridge 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Gauley Bridge 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
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gauley Bridge compares
At roughly 181 frost-free days, Gauley Bridge places 24,682 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 446 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Gauley Bridge's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Gauley Bridge's dates instead of trusting one.