Ellenboro, WV 26346 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ellenboro, WV, ZIP 26346
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 173 frost-free days later.
Ellenboro sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Ellenboro has about 7 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.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ellenboro compares
Ellenboro's growing season runs about 173 days, ranking 28,081 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 659 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Ellenboro can differ from the 26346 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Ellenboro's frost date answer different questions.