Belmont, WV 26134 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Belmont, WV?
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 180 frost-free days later.
Belmont 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Belmont before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Belmont compares
About 180 days separate Belmont's last and first frost, putting it 24,979 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 495 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Belmont's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Belmont can differ from the 26134 normal.