Capon Bridge, WV 26808 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Capon Bridge, WV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 172 frost-free days later.
Capon Bridge sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Capon Bridge 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
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 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 Capon Bridge compares
About 172 days separate Capon Bridge's last and first frost, putting it 28,461 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 676 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Capon Bridge's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Capon Bridge can differ from the 26808 normal.