Man, WV 25628 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Man, WV, ZIP 25628
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/08, roughly 223 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 208 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Man 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 Man 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Man compares
About 208 days separate Man's last and first frost, putting it 15,704 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 65 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Man can differ from the 25628 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Man's frost date answer different questions.