Lester, WV 25849 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lester, WV, ZIP 25849
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/06, about 251 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 156 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lester in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
Zone 6b around Lester has about 6 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
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lester compares
At roughly 156 frost-free days, Lester places 33,814 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 837 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Lester can differ from the 25849 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Lester's frost date answer different questions.