West Virginia frost dates
Across 99 weather stations in West Virginia, the median last spring frost runs from Apr 7 in London Locks to May 15 in Glady, and the first fall frost from Oct 2 to Nov 4.
West Virginia at a glance
- Weather stations
- 99
- Earliest last frost
- Apr 7 London Locks
- Latest last frost
- May 15 Glady
- Longest season
- 209 days London Locks
- Typical season
- about 177 frost-free days
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 5b to 7a
Frost dates by weather station
| Weather station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderson | Apr 26 | Oct 17 | 173 | 6b |
| Anstead Hawks Nest State Park | Apr 22 | Oct 22 | 181 | 6b |
| Athens | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 161 | 7a |
| Bartow | May 9 | Oct 5 | 149 | 6a |
| Bayard | May 13 | Oct 3 | 140 | 6a |
| Beckley Raleigh County Airport | Apr 22 | Oct 21 | 180 | 6b |
| Beckley Va Hospital | May 6 | Oct 10 | 156 | 6b |
| Belington | May 6 | Oct 13 | 159 | 6a |
| Bluefield | Apr 30 | Oct 15 | 168 | 7a |
| Bluefield Mercer County Airport | Apr 21 | Oct 22 | 182 | 7a |
| Bluestone Lake | Apr 10 | Oct 30 | 200 | 7a |
| Buckeye | May 3 | Oct 14 | 161 | 6b |
| Buckhannon | Apr 29 | Oct 20 | 173 | 6b |
| Burton | May 4 | Oct 12 | 158 | 6a |
| Cacapon St. Park | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 180 | 7a |
| Canaan Valley | May 15 | Oct 2 | 138 | 6a |
| Charleston | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 180 | 7a |
| Charleston Yeager Airport | Apr 16 | Oct 26 | 192 | 7a |
| Clarksburg | Apr 22 | Oct 23 | 181 | 6b |
| Clarksburg Benedum Airport | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 188 | 6b |
| Clendenin | Apr 21 | Oct 28 | 187 | 7a |
| Creston | Apr 29 | Oct 19 | 172 | 6b |
| Davis | May 9 | Oct 10 | 153 | 6a |
| Dunlow | Apr 13 | Oct 26 | 197 | 7a |
| Elkhorn | Apr 24 | Oct 17 | 175 | 7a |
| Elkins | May 7 | Oct 7 | 151 | 6a |
| Elkins Randolph County Airport | May 5 | Oct 12 | 159 | 6a |
| Fairmont | Apr 18 | Oct 28 | 192 | 6b |
| Franklin | Apr 30 | Oct 11 | 162 | 6a |
| Frost | May 10 | Oct 5 | 149 | 6a |
| Gassaway | Apr 20 | Oct 25 | 185 | 6b |
| Glady | May 15 | Oct 3 | 139 | 5b |
| Glenville | Apr 25 | Oct 24 | 180 | 6b |
| Grantsville | Apr 26 | Oct 20 | 175 | 6b |
| Hacker Valley | May 7 | Oct 10 | 155 | 6b |
| Hamlin | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 180 | 7a |
| Harrisville | Apr 26 | Oct 17 | 173 | 6b |
| Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam | Apr 18 | Oct 29 | 192 | 6b |
| Huntington Swg Pl | Apr 12 | Oct 30 | 200 | 7a |
| Huntington Tri State Airport | Apr 14 | Oct 26 | 195 | 7a |
| Keyser | Apr 30 | Oct 15 | 167 | 7a |
| Kumbrabow | May 7 | Oct 6 | 150 | 6a |
| Lake Lynn | Apr 25 | Oct 24 | 181 | 6b |
| Lewisburg | May 3 | Oct 9 | 158 | 6b |
| Logan | Apr 8 | Nov 2 | 208 | 7a |
| London Locks | Apr 7 | Nov 4 | 209 | 7a |
| Lost River | May 3 | Oct 12 | 160 | 6a |
| Madison | Apr 16 | Oct 27 | 192 | 7a |
| Mannington | May 3 | Oct 10 | 159 | 6a |
| Marlinton | May 11 | Oct 6 | 148 | 6b |
| Martinsburg | Apr 17 | Oct 23 | 187 | 7a |
| Martinsburg E Wv Regional Airport | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 183 | 7a |
| Middlebourne | May 1 | Oct 15 | 167 | 6b |
| Moorefield | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 167 | 6b |
| Morgantown Hart Field | Apr 23 | Oct 24 | 182 | 7a |
| Morgantown Lock and Dam | Apr 26 | Oct 23 | 180 | 6b |
| Moundsville | Apr 26 | Oct 21 | 177 | 6b |
| Mount Nebo | May 5 | Oct 7 | 154 | 6a |
| Mullens | Apr 24 | Oct 20 | 178 | 7a |
| New Cumberland Lock and Dam | Apr 22 | Oct 28 | 186 | 7a |
| Oak Hill | Apr 21 | Oct 19 | 179 | 6b |
| Oceana | Apr 22 | Oct 24 | 184 | 7a |
| Parkersburg | Apr 14 | Oct 30 | 197 | 6b |
| Parkersburg Wood County Airport | Apr 23 | Oct 22 | 180 | 6b |
| Parsons | Apr 24 | Oct 24 | 182 | 6a |
| Pea Ridge Psd | Apr 8 | Nov 1 | 205 | 7a |
| Petersburg | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 179 | 7a |
| Pickens | Apr 25 | Oct 19 | 176 | 6b |
| Pike Island(lock & Dam) | Apr 18 | Nov 1 | 196 | 6b |
| Pineville | Apr 16 | Oct 28 | 193 | 7a |
| Richwood | Apr 30 | Oct 18 | 171 | 6b |
| Ripley | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 178 | 6b |
| Road Bailey Lake | Apr 15 | Oct 27 | 194 | 7a |
| Rock Cave | Apr 26 | Oct 21 | 175 | 6b |
| Romney | Apr 26 | Oct 18 | 172 | 7a |
| Rosedale | Apr 29 | Oct 19 | 171 | 6b |
| Rowlesburg | Apr 28 | Oct 23 | 179 | 6b |
| Rupert | May 2 | Oct 11 | 160 | 6b |
| Saint Albans | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 189 | 7a |
| Sandyville | May 1 | Oct 14 | 165 | 6b |
| Sissonville | Apr 29 | Oct 16 | 169 | 7a |
| Snowshoe | May 12 | Oct 7 | 147 | 6a |
| Southside | Apr 28 | Oct 19 | 173 | 6b |
| Spencer | Apr 30 | Oct 17 | 169 | 6b |
| Stonewall Jackson Dam | Apr 26 | Oct 23 | 179 | 6b |
| Summersville Lake | Apr 27 | Oct 19 | 173 | 6b |
| Sutton Lake | Apr 22 | Oct 28 | 187 | 6b |
| Terra Alta | May 7 | Oct 11 | 156 | 6a |
| Tygart Dam | Apr 26 | Oct 22 | 178 | 6b |
| Union | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 165 | 6b |
| Wardensville R M Farm | May 6 | Oct 12 | 159 | 6b |
| Webster Springs | May 4 | Oct 12 | 160 | 6a |
| West Union | Apr 28 | Oct 21 | 176 | 6b |
| Weston | Apr 23 | Oct 26 | 185 | 6b |
| Wheeling | Apr 20 | Oct 29 | 192 | 6b |
| Wheeling Ohio County Airport | Apr 23 | Oct 25 | 185 | 7a |
| White Sulphur Springs | May 2 | Oct 13 | 165 | 6b |
| Williamson | Apr 8 | Nov 2 | 206 | 7a |
| Winfield Locks | Apr 18 | Oct 30 | 193 | 7a |
Median dates from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. How to read them.