Clendenin, WV 25231 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Clendenin, WV?
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 169 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clendenin 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Clendenin before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Clendenin's last frost
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 Clendenin compares
About 169 days separate Clendenin's last and first frost, putting it 29,522 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 709 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Clendenin can differ from the 25231 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Clendenin's frost date answer different questions.