Mill Creek, WV 26293 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mill Creek, WV?
Around 05/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 250 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 159 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mill Creek 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Mill Creek before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Mill Creek's last frost
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 Mill Creek compares
About 159 days separate Mill Creek's last and first frost, putting it 32,730 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 772 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Mill Creek can differ from the 26293 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Mill Creek's frost date answer different questions.