Matewan, WV 41544 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Matewan, WV, ZIP 41544
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 194 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Matewan 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
Zone 7a around Matewan has about 9 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.
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
About 194 days separate Matewan's last and first frost, putting it 19,593 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within WV, it ranks 184 of 885.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Matewan can differ from the 41544 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Matewan's frost date answer different questions.