Jane Lew, WV 26378 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Jane Lew, WV, ZIP 26378
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 179 frost-free days later.
Jane Lew 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 Jane Lew 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
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jane Lew compares
About 179 days separate Jane Lew's last and first frost, putting it 25,461 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 551 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Jane Lew can differ from the 26378 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Jane Lew's frost date answer different questions.