Barboursville, WV 25707 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Barboursville, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 205 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Barboursville 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Barboursville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Barboursville's last frost
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Barboursville compares
About 205 days separate Barboursville's last and first frost, putting it 16,249 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 88 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Barboursville can differ from the 25707 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Barboursville's frost date answer different questions.