Huttonsville, WV 26273 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Huttonsville, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/07, about 252 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 150 frost-free days later.
Huttonsville 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Huttonsville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Huttonsville compares
Huttonsville's growing season runs about 150 days, ranking 35,441 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 865 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Huttonsville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Huttonsville can differ from the 26273 normal.