Ripley, WV 25245 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ripley, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 178 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ripley 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Ripley before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ripley compares
At roughly 178 frost-free days, Ripley places 25,724 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 571 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Ripley's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Ripley can differ from the 25245 normal.