Camden-on-Gauley, WV 26205 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Camden-on-Gauley, WV, ZIP 26205
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 171 frost-free days later.
Camden-on-Gauley sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
Zone 6a around Camden-on-Gauley 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 Camden-on-Gauley compares
At roughly 171 frost-free days, Camden-on-Gauley places 28,842 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 696 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Camden-on-Gauley's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Camden-on-Gauley can differ from the 26205 normal.