Mount Hope, WV 25907 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mount Hope, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/22, about 237 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mount Hope 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 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
04/22 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. 05/13 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 180 days, ranking 24,937 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 486 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Mount Hope can differ from the 25907 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Mount Hope's frost date answer different questions.