St. Albans, WV 25564 Frost Dates
Frost dates for St. Albans, WV, ZIP 25564
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts St. Albans 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
Zone 7a around St. Albans has about 8 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 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How St. Albans compares
St. Albans's growing season runs about 180 days, ranking 24,821 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 462 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and St. Albans's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around St. Albans's dates instead of trusting one.