Oak Hill, WV 25119 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Oak Hill, WV?
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 179 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Oak Hill, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Oak Hill before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/21 isn't a guarantee
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Oak Hill compares
About 179 days separate Oak Hill's last and first frost, putting it 25,259 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 529 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Oak Hill can differ from the 25119 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Oak Hill's frost date answer different questions.