Moorefield, WV 26812 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Moorefield, WV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 179 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Moorefield 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 Moorefield before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Moorefield's last frost
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Moorefield compares
Moorefield's growing season runs about 179 days, ranking 25,326 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 538 of 885.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Moorefield's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Moorefield's dates instead of trusting one.