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Mullens, WV 25875 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Mullens, WV?

Zone 6b

The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/16, about 231 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 193 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mullens 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 9 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

04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Mullens compares

Mullens's growing season runs about 193 days, ranking 19,983 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 213 of 885.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Mullens's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Mullens can differ from the 25875 normal.