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Barboursville, WV 25772 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Barboursville, WV?

Zone 7a

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.

Barboursville 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

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.

Why 04/08 isn't a guarantee

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 16,273 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 112 of 885.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Barboursville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Barboursville can differ from the 25772 normal.