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Hundred, WV 26562 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Hundred, WV, ZIP 26562

Zone 6a

Around 05/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 249 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 158 frost-free days later.

Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Hundred, not a forecast for this year.

What to do before the first frost

Zone 6a around Hundred has about 6 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 05/04 isn't a guarantee

05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Hundred compares

About 158 days separate Hundred's last and first frost, putting it 33,142 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 799 of 885.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Hundred's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Hundred's dates instead of trusting one.