Handley, WV 25102 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Handley, WV, ZIP 25102
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.
Handley 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 Handley 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.
Why 04/07 isn't a guarantee
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 Handley compares
At roughly 209 frost-free days, Handley places 15,425 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 34 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Handley's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Handley can differ from the 25102 normal.