FrostDateCheck

Marmet, WV 25330 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Marmet, WV?

Zone 7a

Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 192 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Marmet 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 Marmet before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Marmet's last frost

04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Marmet compares

At roughly 192 frost-free days, Marmet places 20,420 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 261 of 885.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Marmet's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Marmet's dates instead of trusting one.