Parkersburg, WV 26104 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Parkersburg, WV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/14, roughly 229 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 197 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Parkersburg 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 Parkersburg 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
04/14 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. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Parkersburg compares
Parkersburg's growing season runs about 197 days, ranking 18,626 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 141 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Parkersburg's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Parkersburg's dates instead of trusting one.