Romney, WV 26757 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Romney, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 172 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Romney in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Romney before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Romney's last frost
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Romney compares
Romney's growing season runs about 172 days, ranking 28,352 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 671 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Romney's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Romney can differ from the 26757 normal.