Sand Fork, WV 26611 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sand Fork, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/25, about 240 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sand Fork 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Sand Fork 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
04/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sand Fork compares
About 180 days separate Sand Fork's last and first frost, putting it 25,091 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 523 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Sand Fork's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Sand Fork's dates instead of trusting one.