Parkersburg, WV 26120 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Parkersburg, WV, ZIP 26120
Around 04/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 229 days away. 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
Zone 6b around Parkersburg 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.
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
About 197 days separate Parkersburg's last and first frost, putting it 18,628 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 143 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Parkersburg can differ from the 26120 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Parkersburg's frost date answer different questions.