Beverly, WV 26253 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Beverly, WV, ZIP 26253
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/05, roughly 250 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 159 frost-free days later.
Beverly 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 Beverly 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Beverly compares
About 159 days separate Beverly's last and first frost, putting it 32,725 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 770 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Beverly's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Beverly can differ from the 26253 normal.