Richwood, WV 26202 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Richwood, WV, ZIP 26202
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 171 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Richwood 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 Richwood has about 7 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.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Richwood compares
At roughly 171 frost-free days, Richwood places 28,698 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 680 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Richwood's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Richwood can differ from the 26202 normal.