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Pine Grove, WV 26162 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Pine Grove, WV?

Zone 6b

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 182 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove 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 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Pine Grove compares

About 182 days separate Pine Grove's last and first frost, putting it 24,303 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 408 of 885.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Pine Grove's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Pine Grove can differ from the 26162 normal.