Kermit, WV 25671 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Kermit, WV, ZIP 25671
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/13, roughly 228 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 197 frost-free days later.
Kermit 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
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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
About 197 days separate Kermit's last and first frost, putting it 18,820 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 157 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Kermit can differ from the 25671 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Kermit's frost date answer different questions.