Frost Dates in West Virginia
Across 99 NOAA weather stations in West Virginia, the average last spring frost falls between April 7 at London Locks and May 15 at Glady 1 N. At a typical West Virginia station it is around April 26, with the first fall frost around October 20 and a frost-free season of about 177 days.
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A typical West Virginia season
What shapes frost dates in West Virginia
- The frost-free season ranges from 138 days at Canaan Valley #2 to 209 days at London Locks.
- Elevation matters: Snowshoe, at 4,847 ft, averages its last frost on May 12, while Martinsburg 2, at 460 ft, averages April 17.
- Gardens in valleys and low spots, where cold air settles, often frost a week or more later in spring than the nearest station.
Frost dates at major airports
| Station | Last frost | Safer date | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley Raleigh Co Airport | Apr 22 | May 13 | Oct 21 | 180 |
| Bluefield Mercer Co Airport | Apr 21 | May 11 | Oct 22 | 182 |
| Charleston Yeager Airport | Apr 16 | May 5 | Oct 26 | 192 |
| Clarksburg Benedum Airport | Apr 18 | May 9 | Oct 24 | 188 |
| Elkins 21 ENE | May 7 | May 27 | Oct 7 | 151 |
| Elkins Randolph Co Airport | May 5 | May 21 | Oct 12 | 159 |
| Huntington Tri State Airport | Apr 14 | May 3 | Oct 26 | 195 |
| Martinsburg E Wv Rgnl Airport | Apr 20 | May 12 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Morgantown Hart Fld | Apr 23 | May 14 | Oct 24 | 182 |
| Parkersburg | Apr 14 | May 2 | Oct 30 | 197 |
| Parkersburg Wood Co Airport | Apr 23 | May 11 | Oct 22 | 180 |
| Wheeling Ohio Co Airport | Apr 23 | May 10 | Oct 25 | 185 |
All 99 weather stations in West Virginia
| Station | Elevation (ft) | Last frost | Safer date | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderson | 1,552 | Apr 26 | May 15 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Anstead Hawks Nest Sp | 1,296 | Apr 22 | May 9 | Oct 22 | 181 |
| Athens | 2,495 | Apr 30 | May 19 | Oct 10 | 161 |
| Bartow 1S | 3,025 | May 9 | May 26 | Oct 5 | 149 |
| Bayard | 2,412 | May 13 | May 30 | Oct 3 | 140 |
| Beckley Raleigh Co Airport | 2,514 | Apr 22 | May 13 | Oct 21 | 180 |
| Beckley Va Hospital | 2,330 | May 6 | May 23 | Oct 10 | 156 |
| Belington | 1,769 | May 6 | May 23 | Oct 13 | 159 |
| Bluefield | 2,870 | Apr 30 | May 19 | Oct 15 | 168 |
| Bluefield Mercer Co Airport | 2,870 | Apr 21 | May 11 | Oct 22 | 182 |
| Bluestone Lake | 1,390 | Apr 10 | May 3 | Oct 30 | 200 |
| Buckeye | 2,123 | May 3 | May 22 | Oct 14 | 161 |
| Buckhannon | 1,455 | Apr 29 | May 16 | Oct 20 | 173 |
| Burton | 1,240 | May 4 | May 22 | Oct 12 | 158 |
| Cacapon St Pk #2 | 958 | Apr 23 | May 13 | Oct 21 | 180 |
| Canaan Valley #2 | 3,254 | May 15 | Jun 1 | Oct 2 | 138 |
| Charleston Wfo | 918 | Apr 23 | May 13 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Charleston Yeager Airport | 910 | Apr 16 | May 5 | Oct 26 | 192 |
| Clarksburg 1 | 990 | Apr 22 | May 11 | Oct 23 | 181 |
| Clarksburg Benedum Airport | 1,203 | Apr 18 | May 9 | Oct 24 | 188 |
| Clendenin | 700 | Apr 21 | May 11 | Oct 28 | 187 |
| Creston | 650 | Apr 29 | May 16 | Oct 19 | 172 |
| Davis 3SE | 3,715 | May 9 | May 25 | Oct 10 | 153 |
| Dunlow 1 SW | 1,113 | Apr 13 | May 4 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Elkhorn | 1,948 | Apr 24 | May 14 | Oct 17 | 175 |
| Elkins 21 ENE | 3,390 | May 7 | May 27 | Oct 7 | 151 |
| Elkins Randolph Co Airport | 1,979 | May 5 | May 21 | Oct 12 | 159 |
| Fairmont | 1,300 | Apr 18 | May 9 | Oct 28 | 192 |
| Franklin 2 NE | 1,900 | Apr 30 | May 18 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Frost 3NE | 2,905 | May 10 | May 26 | Oct 5 | 149 |
| Gassaway | 848 | Apr 20 | May 9 | Oct 25 | 185 |
| Glady 1 N | 2,840 | May 15 | May 31 | Oct 3 | 139 |
| Glenville | 738 | Apr 25 | May 15 | Oct 24 | 180 |
| Grantsville 1ESE | 706 | Apr 26 | May 10 | Oct 20 | 175 |
| Hacker Valley | 1,582 | May 7 | May 24 | Oct 10 | 155 |
| Hamlin | 680 | Apr 23 | May 9 | Oct 21 | 180 |
| Harrisville | 823 | Apr 26 | May 14 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam | 570 | Apr 18 | May 5 | Oct 29 | 192 |
| Huntington Swg Pl | 520 | Apr 12 | May 2 | Oct 30 | 200 |
| Huntington Tri State Airport | 824 | Apr 14 | May 3 | Oct 26 | 195 |
| Keyser 2 SSW | 965 | Apr 30 | May 19 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Kumbrabow | 3,235 | May 7 | May 26 | Oct 6 | 150 |
| Lake Lynn | 900 | Apr 25 | May 13 | Oct 24 | 181 |
| Lewisburg 3 N | 2,300 | May 3 | May 21 | Oct 9 | 158 |
| Logan | 672 | Apr 8 | Apr 21 | Nov 2 | 208 |
| London Locks | 632 | Apr 7 | Apr 23 | Nov 4 | 209 |
| Lost Rvr | 1,690 | May 3 | May 21 | Oct 12 | 160 |
| Madison 3NNW | 689 | Apr 16 | May 2 | Oct 27 | 192 |
| Mannington 8 WNW | 1,100 | May 3 | May 22 | Oct 10 | 159 |
| Marlinton | 2,150 | May 11 | May 28 | Oct 6 | 148 |
| Martinsburg 2 | 460 | Apr 17 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Martinsburg E Wv Rgnl Airport | 534 | Apr 20 | May 12 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Middlebourne 3 ESE | 779 | May 1 | May 19 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Moorefield 1 SSE | 890 | Apr 29 | May 17 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Morgantown Hart Fld | 1,240 | Apr 23 | May 14 | Oct 24 | 182 |
| Morgantown L&d | 825 | Apr 26 | May 12 | Oct 23 | 180 |
| Moundsville | 620 | Apr 26 | May 12 | Oct 21 | 177 |
| Mt Nebo 1 S | 1,953 | May 5 | May 24 | Oct 7 | 154 |
| Mullens 3 E | 1,564 | Apr 24 | May 10 | Oct 20 | 178 |
| New Cumberland L/d | 675 | Apr 22 | May 8 | Oct 28 | 186 |
| Oak Hill | 2,040 | Apr 21 | May 13 | Oct 19 | 179 |
| Oceana 2 SE | 1,320 | Apr 22 | May 9 | Oct 24 | 184 |
| Parkersburg | 620 | Apr 14 | May 2 | Oct 30 | 197 |
| Parkersburg Wood Co Airport | 831 | Apr 23 | May 11 | Oct 22 | 180 |
| Parsons 3 SE | 1,775 | Apr 24 | May 11 | Oct 24 | 182 |
| Pea Ridge Psd | 584 | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Nov 1 | 205 |
| Petersburg | 960 | Apr 23 | May 13 | Oct 20 | 179 |
| Pickens 2 N | 2,880 | Apr 25 | May 13 | Oct 19 | 176 |
| Pike Island(lock & Dam) | 640 | Apr 18 | May 6 | Nov 1 | 196 |
| Pineville | 1,320 | Apr 16 | May 3 | Oct 28 | 193 |
| Rd Bailey Lake | 1,277 | Apr 15 | May 4 | Oct 27 | 194 |
| Richwood 1SSE | 3,090 | Apr 30 | May 17 | Oct 18 | 171 |
| Ripley | 608 | Apr 23 | May 11 | Oct 21 | 178 |
| Rock Cave 2 NE | 1,749 | Apr 26 | May 15 | Oct 21 | 175 |
| Romney 1 SW | 720 | Apr 26 | May 14 | Oct 18 | 172 |
| Rosedale 3 NNW | 750 | Apr 29 | May 17 | Oct 19 | 171 |
| Rowlesburg 1 | 1,423 | Apr 28 | May 15 | Oct 23 | 179 |
| Rupert 4 N | 3,319 | May 2 | May 20 | Oct 11 | 160 |
| Saint Albans | 646 | Apr 18 | May 6 | Oct 26 | 189 |
| Sandyville 9 NE | 668 | May 1 | May 19 | Oct 14 | 165 |
| Sissonville 1SW | 632 | Apr 29 | May 15 | Oct 16 | 169 |
| Snowshoe | 4,847 | May 12 | May 29 | Oct 7 | 147 |
| Southside 3 NNW | 576 | Apr 28 | May 14 | Oct 19 | 173 |
| Spencer | 972 | Apr 30 | May 18 | Oct 17 | 169 |
| Stonewall Jackson Dam | 1,045 | Apr 26 | May 13 | Oct 23 | 179 |
| Summersville Lake | 1,768 | Apr 27 | May 16 | Oct 19 | 173 |
| Sutton Lake | 868 | Apr 22 | May 11 | Oct 28 | 187 |
| Terra Alta #1 | 2,630 | May 7 | May 24 | Oct 11 | 156 |
| Tygart Dam | 1,235 | Apr 26 | May 14 | Oct 22 | 178 |
| Union 3 SSE | 2,110 | Apr 30 | May 17 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| W Union 2 | 806 | Apr 28 | May 16 | Oct 21 | 176 |
| Wardensville R M Farm | 960 | May 6 | May 22 | Oct 12 | 159 |
| Webster Springs 8 N | 1,850 | May 4 | May 22 | Oct 12 | 160 |
| Weston | 1,023 | Apr 23 | May 12 | Oct 26 | 185 |
| Wheeling | 645 | Apr 20 | May 6 | Oct 29 | 192 |
| Wheeling Ohio Co Airport | 1,179 | Apr 23 | May 10 | Oct 25 | 185 |
| White Sulphur Springs | 1,919 | May 2 | May 19 | Oct 13 | 165 |
| Williamson | 760 | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Nov 2 | 206 |
| Winfield Locks | 621 | Apr 18 | May 9 | Oct 30 | 193 |
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Last frost and first frost are averages (a 50% chance of frost later in spring or earlier in fall). Safer date is the spring date with only a 10% chance of a later frost.
Using these dates
Plant hardy crops like peas and spinach several weeks before your last frost, and tender crops like tomatoes and peppers after it, once nights stay above 50°F. The Seed Starting Calculator turns your frost date into sowing and planting dates, and When to Plant Tomatoes explains the timing in detail.
Data: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 32°F threshold.
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