Huttonsville, WV 26224 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Huttonsville, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/07, about 252 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 150 frost-free days later.
Huttonsville 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Huttonsville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Huttonsville compares
Huttonsville's growing season runs about 150 days, ranking 35,440 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 864 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Huttonsville can differ from the 26224 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Huttonsville's frost date answer different questions.