Moorefield, WV 26836 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Moorefield, WV, ZIP 26836
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. 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
Zone 6b around Moorefield has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
About 179 days separate Moorefield's last and first frost, putting it 25,328 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 540 of 885.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Moorefield's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Moorefield can differ from the 26836 normal.