Matewan, WV 41528 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Matewan, WV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/15, roughly 230 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 194 frost-free days later.
Matewan sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Matewan before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Matewan's last frost
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Matewan compares
Matewan's growing season runs about 194 days, ranking 19,591 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within WV, it ranks 182 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Matewan can differ from the 41528 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Matewan's frost date answer different questions.