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Marmet, WV 25165 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Marmet, WV?

Zone 7a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 180 frost-free days later.

Marmet 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

About 8 weeks of growing season left in Marmet before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Marmet's last frost

04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 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 Marmet compares

About 180 days separate Marmet's last and first frost, putting it 24,917 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 478 of 885.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Marmet's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Marmet can differ from the 25165 normal.