Lumberport, WV 26366 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lumberport, WV, ZIP 26366
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 181 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lumberport 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 Lumberport 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.
Why 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lumberport compares
Lumberport's growing season runs about 181 days, ranking 24,663 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 439 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Lumberport can differ from the 26366 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Lumberport's frost date answer different questions.