Matewan, WV 25696 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Matewan, WV, ZIP 25696
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. 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 Matewan, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Matewan 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.
The actual range around Matewan's last frost
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 Matewan compares
Matewan's growing season runs about 208 days, ranking 15,737 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 74 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Matewan can differ from the 25696 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Matewan's frost date answer different questions.