Mount Hope, WV 25846 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mount Hope, WV?
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 179 frost-free days later.
Mount Hope sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Mount Hope 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
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mount Hope compares
Mount Hope's growing season runs about 179 days, ranking 25,391 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 545 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Mount Hope can differ from the 25846 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Mount Hope's frost date answer different questions.