Delbarton, WV 25690 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Delbarton, WV, ZIP 25690
Around 04/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 223 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 208 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Delbarton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Delbarton 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 04/08 isn't a guarantee
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 Delbarton compares
Delbarton's growing season runs about 208 days, ranking 15,734 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 72 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Delbarton can differ from the 25690 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Delbarton's frost date answer different questions.