Davis, WV 26260 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Davis, WV, ZIP 26260
Around 05/09 is the usual last spring frost, about 254 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 153 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 Davis, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Davis 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.
Why 05/09 isn't a guarantee
05/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Davis compares
Davis's growing season runs about 153 days, ranking 34,591 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 854 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Davis can differ from the 26260 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Davis's frost date answer different questions.