Charles Town, WV 25441 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Charles Town, WV, ZIP 25441
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/17, about 232 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 198 frost-free days later.
Charles Town sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Charles Town has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/17 isn't a guarantee
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Charles Town compares
Charles Town's growing season runs about 198 days, ranking 18,394 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 137 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Charles Town's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Charles Town's dates instead of trusting one.