West Virginia planting calendars
Planting calendars, USDA hardiness zones, and average frost dates for 116 West Virginia locations (Adrian, WV, Alderson, WV, Alderson, WV, Alum Creek, WV, Apple Grove, WV, Apple Grove, WV, Arbovale, WV, Arbovale, WV, Arthurdale, WV, Athens, WV, Athens, WV, Aurora, WV, and 104 more). Pick a location to see its zone, average last and first frost dates, growing-season length, and a printable per-crop planting calendar, all from public NOAA and USDA data.
Locations in West Virginia
| Location | USDA zone | Last frost | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 21 | 175 |
| Alderson | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Alderson | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Alum Creek | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 27 | 192 |
| Apple Grove | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 29 | 192 |
| Apple Grove | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 29 | 192 |
| Arbovale | 5b −15 to −10 °F | May 8 | Oct 5 | 148 |
| Arbovale | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 9 | Oct 5 | 149 |
| Arthurdale | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 24 | 182 |
| Athens | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 161 |
| Athens | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 161 |
| Aurora | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 28 | Oct 23 | 179 |
| Aurora | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 13 | Oct 3 | 140 |
| Beards Fork | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 22 | 181 |
| Beech Bottom | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 25 | 185 |
| Belva | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 7 | Nov 4 | 209 |
| Boaz | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 22 | 180 |
| Bolivar | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Bolt | 7a 0 to 5 °F | May 6 | Oct 10 | 156 |
| Bolt | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 20 | 178 |
| Brandywine | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 23 | 182 |
| Bridgeport | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 188 |
| Buckhannon | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 20 | 173 |
| Bud | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 20 | 178 |
| Burlington | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 18 | 172 |
| Burnsville | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 25 | Oct 24 | 180 |
| Burnsville | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 28 | 187 |
| Cairo | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 20 | 175 |
| Charles | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 17 | Nov 1 | 198 |
| Charles | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 25 | Oct 18 | 174 |
| Charleston | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 26 | 192 |
| Charleston | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 26 | 192 |
| Charleston | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Clarksburg | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 23 | 181 |
| Clay | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 28 | 187 |
| Clendenin | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 28 | 187 |
| Clendenin | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 17 | 169 |
| Coal | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 6 | Oct 10 | 156 |
| Craigsville | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 19 | 173 |
| Craigsville | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 19 | 173 |
| Davis | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 9 | Oct 10 | 153 |
| Durbin | 5b −15 to −10 °F | May 9 | Oct 5 | 149 |
| East Dailey | 5b −15 to −10 °F | May 15 | Oct 3 | 139 |
| Elk Garden | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Elkins | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 5 | Oct 12 | 159 |
| Enterprise | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 3 | Oct 10 | 159 |
| Fairmont | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 28 | 192 |
| Franklin | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Franklin | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Franklin | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Gassaway | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 25 | 185 |
| Gilbert Creek | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 26 | 189 |
| Gilbert Creek | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 15 | Oct 27 | 194 |
| Glen Fork | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 28 | 193 |
| Grafton | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 22 | 178 |
| Grantsville | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 19 | 171 |
| Green Spring | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 18 | 172 |
| Harrisville | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Harts | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 180 |
| Harts | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 8 | Nov 2 | 208 |
| Harts | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Hico | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 22 | 181 |
| Hinton | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 10 | Oct 30 | 200 |
| Hinton | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 10 | Oct 30 | 200 |
| Huntington | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 14 | Oct 26 | 195 |
| Keyser | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Kincaid | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 19 | 179 |
| Kingwood | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 7 | Oct 11 | 156 |
| Lesage | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 8 | Nov 1 | 205 |
| Lewisburg | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 3 | Oct 9 | 158 |
| Littleton | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 3 | Oct 10 | 159 |
| Lubeck | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 14 | Oct 30 | 197 |
| Marlinton | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 3 | Oct 14 | 161 |
| Marlinton | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 11 | Oct 6 | 148 |
| Maybeury | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 17 | 175 |
| Moorefield | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Moorefield | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Morgantown | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 24 | 182 |
| Morgantown | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 23 | 180 |
| Moundsville | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 21 | 177 |
| Nettie | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 2 | Oct 11 | 160 |
| Newell | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 28 | 186 |
| Norton | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 20 | 173 |
| Oak Hill | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 19 | 179 |
| Pennsboro | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 28 | Oct 21 | 176 |
| Petersburg | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 179 |
| Petersburg | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 179 |
| Pickens | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 7 | Oct 10 | 155 |
| Powellton | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 7 | Nov 4 | 209 |
| Princeton | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 22 | 182 |
| Rainelle | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 2 | Oct 11 | 160 |
| Ranson corporation | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Ravenswood | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 1 | Oct 14 | 165 |
| Reader | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 1 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Richwood | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 18 | 171 |
| Ripley | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 178 |
| Rivesville | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 28 | 192 |
| Robinette | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 24 | 184 |
| Rock Cave | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 21 | 175 |
| Rock Cave | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 7 | Oct 10 | 155 |
| Ronceverte | 6b −5 to 0 °F | May 2 | Oct 13 | 165 |
| Rowlesburg | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 28 | Oct 23 | 179 |
| Shady Spring | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 21 | 180 |
| Sissonville | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 178 |
| Teays Valley | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 30 | 193 |
| Terra Alta | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 7 | Oct 11 | 156 |
| Thomas | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 24 | 182 |
| Union | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Valley Head | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 12 | Oct 7 | 147 |
| Wardensville | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Weirton | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 20 | 175 |
| Welch | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 28 | 193 |
| Weston | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 26 | 185 |
| Wheeling | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 29 | 192 |
| Whitmer | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 7 | Oct 7 | 151 |
| Whitmer | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 15 | Oct 3 | 139 |
Data: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (public domain) and USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023. Planting windows synthesized from U.S. Cooperative Extension guides.
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