Worthington, WV 26563 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Worthington, WV?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 192 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Worthington 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Worthington before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Worthington's last frost
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Worthington compares
About 192 days separate Worthington's last and first frost, putting it 20,582 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 303 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Worthington's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Worthington can differ from the 26563 normal.