Ravenswood, WV 26164 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ravenswood, WV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 165 frost-free days later.
Ravenswood 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Ravenswood before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ravenswood compares
About 165 days separate Ravenswood's last and first frost, putting it 30,571 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 732 of 885.
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