Hambleton, WV 26269 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hambleton, WV, ZIP 26269
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 182 frost-free days later.
Hambleton 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 Hambleton has about 8 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
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hambleton compares
About 182 days separate Hambleton's last and first frost, putting it 24,328 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 415 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Hambleton's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Hambleton can differ from the 26269 normal.