Burnsville, WV 26335 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Burnsville, WV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/25, roughly 240 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 180 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Burnsville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Burnsville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/25 isn't a guarantee
04/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Burnsville compares
Burnsville's growing season runs about 180 days, ranking 25,039 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 518 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Burnsville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Burnsville can differ from the 26335 normal.