Clay, WV 25133 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Clay, WV, ZIP 25133
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 171 frost-free days later.
Clay sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Clay has about 7 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 04/29 isn't a guarantee
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
At roughly 171 frost-free days, Clay places 28,800 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 689 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Clay can differ from the 25133 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Clay's frost date answer different questions.