Glenville, WV 26351 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Glenville, WV, ZIP 26351
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Glenville in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Glenville has about 8 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
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 Glenville compares
About 180 days separate Glenville's last and first frost, putting it 24,956 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 487 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Glenville can differ from the 26351 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Glenville's frost date answer different questions.