Kingwood, WV 26524 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kingwood, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/07, about 252 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 156 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Kingwood, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Kingwood 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
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kingwood compares
About 156 days separate Kingwood's last and first frost, putting it 33,624 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 810 of 885.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Kingwood can differ from the 26524 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Kingwood's frost date answer different questions.