Cowen, WV 26203 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cowen, WV, ZIP 26203
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/04, about 249 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 160 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Cowen, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Cowen has about 6 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 05/04 isn't a guarantee
05/04 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. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cowen compares
Cowen's growing season runs about 160 days, ranking 32,487 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 757 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Cowen's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Cowen can differ from the 26203 normal.