Westover, WV 26501 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Westover, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 180 frost-free days later.
Westover 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 Westover 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 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Westover compares
Westover's growing season runs about 180 days, ranking 24,862 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 468 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Westover's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Westover's dates instead of trusting one.