Beckley, WV 25911 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Beckley, WV?
Around 05/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 251 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 156 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Beckley, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Beckley before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/06 isn't a guarantee
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 Beckley compares
About 156 days separate Beckley's last and first frost, putting it 33,540 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 808 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Beckley's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Beckley can differ from the 25911 normal.