Bayard, WV 26707 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bayard, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/13, about 258 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 140 frost-free days later.
Bayard sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Bayard 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
05/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bayard compares
At roughly 140 frost-free days, Bayard places 37,173 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 878 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bayard's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bayard can differ from the 26707 normal.