Womelsdorf (Coalton), WV 26257 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Womelsdorf (Coalton), WV, ZIP 26257
Around 05/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 250 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 159 frost-free days later.
Womelsdorf (Coalton) 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 Womelsdorf (Coalton) 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.
The actual range around Womelsdorf (Coalton)'s last frost
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 Womelsdorf (Coalton) compares
Womelsdorf (Coalton)'s growing season runs about 159 days, ranking 32,787 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 781 of 885.
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local microclimates explains what one yard in Womelsdorf (Coalton) can differ from the 26257 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Womelsdorf (Coalton)'s frost date answer different questions.