Grantsville, WV 26141 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Grantsville, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 175 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Grantsville 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Grantsville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Grantsville compares
At roughly 175 frost-free days, Grantsville places 27,183 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 618 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Grantsville can differ from the 26141 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Grantsville's frost date answer different questions.