Middlebourne, WV 26434 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Middlebourne, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 167 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Middlebourne 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Middlebourne before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Middlebourne compares
At roughly 167 frost-free days, Middlebourne places 30,124 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 727 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Middlebourne can differ from the 26434 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Middlebourne's frost date answer different questions.