Mullens, WV 25826 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mullens, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 178 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mullens 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Mullens before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mullens compares
At roughly 178 frost-free days, Mullens places 25,784 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 578 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Mullens's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Mullens's dates instead of trusting one.