Masontown, WV 26542 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Masontown, WV, ZIP 26542
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Masontown 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
Zone 6b around Masontown 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.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 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 Masontown compares
Masontown's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,285 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 407 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Masontown's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Masontown can differ from the 26542 normal.