Fayetteville, WV 25868 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fayetteville, WV?
Around 04/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 237 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 181 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fayetteville 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Fayetteville 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
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fayetteville compares
Fayetteville's growing season runs about 181 days, ranking 24,549 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 431 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Fayetteville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Fayetteville can differ from the 25868 normal.