Bancroft, WV 25124 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bancroft, WV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/29, roughly 244 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 169 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 Bancroft, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Bancroft before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bancroft compares
Bancroft's growing season runs about 169 days, ranking 29,585 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 715 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Bancroft's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bancroft's dates instead of trusting one.