Clay, WV 25113 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Clay, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 171 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Clay, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Clay 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
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clay compares
About 171 days separate Clay's last and first frost, putting it 28,799 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 688 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Clay can differ from the 25113 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Clay's frost date answer different questions.