Wayne, WV 25512 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wayne, WV?
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 180 frost-free days later.
Wayne 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Wayne before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Wayne's last frost
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wayne compares
About 180 days separate Wayne's last and first frost, putting it 24,919 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 479 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Wayne can differ from the 25512 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Wayne's frost date answer different questions.