Beverly, WV 26268 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Beverly, WV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/15, roughly 260 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 139 frost-free days later.
Beverly sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 5 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Beverly compares
About 139 days separate Beverly's last and first frost, putting it 37,262 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 881 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Beverly's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Beverly's dates instead of trusting one.