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Kermit, WV 25666 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Kermit, WV, ZIP 25666

Zone 7a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/13, about 228 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 197 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kermit 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 Kermit 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.

The actual range around Kermit's last frost

04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 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 Kermit compares

Kermit's growing season runs about 197 days, ranking 18,818 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 155 of 885.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Kermit's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Kermit's dates instead of trusting one.