Summersville, WV 26678 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Summersville, WV?
Around 05/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 250 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 154 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Summersville 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Summersville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/05 isn't a guarantee
05/05 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. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Summersville compares
About 154 days separate Summersville's last and first frost, putting it 34,290 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 848 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Summersville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Summersville can differ from the 26678 normal.