Wayne, WV 25709 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wayne, WV, ZIP 25709
Around 04/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 228 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 197 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 Wayne, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Wayne 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 Wayne compares
Wayne's growing season runs about 197 days, ranking 18,719 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 150 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Wayne's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Wayne can differ from the 25709 normal.