Chester, WV 26034 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chester, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/22, about 237 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 186 frost-free days later.
Chester sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Chester 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 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chester compares
Chester's growing season runs about 186 days, ranking 22,857 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 361 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Chester's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Chester can differ from the 26034 normal.