Winfield, WV 25213 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Winfield, WV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/29, roughly 244 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 169 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 Winfield, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Winfield 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
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Winfield compares
Winfield's growing season runs about 169 days, ranking 29,465 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 702 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Winfield can differ from the 25213 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Winfield's frost date answer different questions.