Pratt, WV 25162 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pratt, WV?
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pratt in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Pratt 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
04/07 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
At roughly 209 frost-free days, Pratt places 15,381 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 27 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Pratt's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Pratt can differ from the 25162 normal.