Buffalo, WV 25502 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Buffalo, WV, ZIP 25502
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/18, about 233 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 192 frost-free days later.
Buffalo sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Buffalo 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 04/18 isn't a guarantee
04/18 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. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Buffalo compares
About 192 days separate Buffalo's last and first frost, putting it 20,454 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 286 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Buffalo's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Buffalo can differ from the 25502 normal.