Junior, WV 26275 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Junior, WV, ZIP 26275
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/05, roughly 250 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 159 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Junior in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Junior 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Junior compares
Junior's growing season runs about 159 days, ranking 32,750 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 775 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Junior's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Junior can differ from the 26275 normal.