Pratt, WV 25160 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pratt, WV, ZIP 25160
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/07, roughly 222 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 209 frost-free days later.
Pratt 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 Pratt 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Pratt compares
Pratt's growing season runs about 209 days, ranking 15,380 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 26 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Pratt's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Pratt can differ from the 25160 normal.