Chester, WV 26050 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Chester, WV, ZIP 26050
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chester in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
Zone 7a around Chester has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/22 isn't a guarantee
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
About 186 days separate Chester's last and first frost, putting it 22,858 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 362 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Chester's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Chester's dates instead of trusting one.