Gilbert, WV 25621 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Gilbert, WV, ZIP 25621
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 194 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gilbert 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 Gilbert 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 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 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. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gilbert compares
At roughly 194 frost-free days, Gilbert places 19,610 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 193 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Gilbert's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Gilbert's dates instead of trusting one.