Sylvester, WV 25193 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sylvester, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/07, about 222 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 209 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Sylvester, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Sylvester before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/07 isn't a guarantee
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 Sylvester compares
At roughly 209 frost-free days, Sylvester places 15,439 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 39 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Sylvester can differ from the 25193 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Sylvester's frost date answer different questions.