Whitesville, WV 25174 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Whitesville, WV?
Around 05/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 251 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 156 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Whitesville in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Whitesville 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
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Whitesville compares
About 156 days separate Whitesville's last and first frost, putting it 33,808 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 831 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Whitesville can differ from the 25174 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Whitesville's frost date answer different questions.