Beverly, WV 26259 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Beverly, WV?
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.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Beverly, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Beverly before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Beverly'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 Beverly compares
Beverly's growing season runs about 159 days, ranking 32,726 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 771 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Beverly can differ from the 26259 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Beverly's frost date answer different questions.