Flemington, WV 26435 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Flemington, WV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 178 frost-free days later.
Flemington 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Flemington before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 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 Flemington compares
At roughly 178 frost-free days, Flemington places 25,904 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 591 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Flemington can differ from the 26435 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Flemington's frost date answer different questions.