When to plant in Marmet, WV

Planting dates worked out from Marmet's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Apr 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 6

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 4

1 year in 10 by Oct 25

Frost-free days

212

median, 1991–2020

Station used: London Locks · 18.2 km away · station 193 m, town 186 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 12
Sweet pepper	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 17
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 2 – Feb 9	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 18
Peas	—	Mar 7 – Apr 4	May 1
Bush beans	—	Apr 11 – May 2	May 31
Carrot	—	Mar 20 – May 1	May 19
Beet	—	Mar 20 – May 1	May 9
Potato	—	Mar 20 – Apr 10	May 29
Kale	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 26
Broccoli	Jan 26 – Feb 9	Mar 9 – Mar 30	May 8
Cucumber	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 7
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 2
Winter squash	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jul 7
Sweet corn	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 10
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 9 – Mar 30	Jun 7
Garlic	—	Oct 21 – Nov 18 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 7 – Apr 4	Apr 14
Basil	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 14

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Marmet's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1937	Apr 18
1938	Apr 12
1939	Apr 15
1940	Apr 27
1941	Apr 4
1942	Apr 21
1943	May 2
1944	Apr 6
1946	Apr 18
1947	May 12
1948	Apr 11
1949	Apr 20
1950	Apr 17
1951	Apr 21
1952	Apr 10
1953	Apr 20
1954	Apr 3
1955	Apr 10
1956	Apr 26
1957	Apr 16
1958	Apr 14
1959	Apr 16
1960	May 2
1961	May 5
1962	Apr 25
1963	May 3
1964	Apr 12
1965	Apr 4
1966	May 12
1967	Apr 29
1969	Apr 2
1970	Apr 12
1971	Apr 16
1972	Apr 27
1973	Apr 16
1974	Apr 26
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 6
1977	Apr 10
1978	May 3
1979	Apr 9
1980	May 9
1981	Apr 22
1984	Apr 8
1986	May 5
1987	Apr 5
1989	Apr 14
1990	Apr 14
1992	Apr 7
1993	Mar 20
1995	Apr 6
1996	Apr 13
1997	Apr 16
1998	Mar 25
1999	Mar 31
2000	Apr 1
2001	Apr 20
2002	Apr 9
2003	Apr 1
2004	Apr 7
2005	Mar 23
2006	Mar 24
2007	Apr 11
2008	Mar 26
2009	Apr 13
2010	Mar 28
2011	Apr 7
2012	Apr 13
2013	Apr 6
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 6
2016	Apr 11
2017	Apr 9
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 3
2020	Apr 23
2021	Apr 24
2022	Apr 21
2023	Apr 10
2024	Mar 25
2025	Apr 13

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1937	179
1938	210
1939	182
1940	194
1941	220
1942	188
1944	204
1946	209
1947	184
1948	190
1950	202
1951	195
1952	193
1953	198
1954	210
1955	197
1956	200
1957	194
1958	206
1959	185
1960	171
1961	163
1963	179
1964	181
1965	203
1966	171
1967	189
1969	203
1970	217
1971	202
1973	203
1974	159
1975	207
1976	164
1977	215
1978	209
1980	158
1981	184
1986	192
1989	203
1990	206
1992	195
1993	226
1995	211
1996	203
1997	189
1998	224
1999	217
2000	228
2001	190
2002	206
2003	222
2004	215
2005	232
2006	215
2007	210
2008	217
2009	205
2010	223
2011	212
2012	181
2013	203
2014	199
2015	223
2016	215
2017	215
2018	208
2019	213
2020	193
2021	193
2022	207
2023	205
2024	241
2025	211

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1937	20.1 °C
1938	20.7 °C
1939	21.0 °C
1940	19.5 °C
1941	21.1 °C
1942	20.7 °C
1943	19.2 °C
1944	21.1 °C
1945	20.5 °C
1946	20.0 °C
1947	20.0 °C
1948	20.0 °C
1949	20.4 °C
1950	19.2 °C
1951	19.8 °C
1952	20.5 °C
1953	20.5 °C
1954	19.9 °C
1955	20.6 °C
1956	19.4 °C
1957	20.8 °C
1958	19.1 °C
1959	20.3 °C
1960	19.0 °C
1961	17.6 °C
1962	17.9 °C
1963	18.8 °C
1964	20.3 °C
1965	20.7 °C
1966	19.4 °C
1967	17.6 °C
1968	20.1 °C
1969	20.6 °C
1970	21.1 °C
1971	19.8 °C
1973	20.4 °C
1974	19.6 °C
1975	20.1 °C
1976	17.9 °C
1977	19.9 °C
1978	19.7 °C
1979	18.2 °C
1980	18.9 °C
1981	18.9 °C
1985	20.4 °C
1986	20.8 °C
1987	21.4 °C
1989	19.8 °C
1990	20.4 °C
1991	22.3 °C
1992	19.5 °C
1993	20.7 °C
1995	20.8 °C
1996	19.8 °C
1997	18.8 °C
1998	20.9 °C
1999	20.9 °C
2000	20.1 °C
2001	20.3 °C
2002	21.0 °C
2003	20.0 °C
2004	20.5 °C
2005	20.9 °C
2006	20.1 °C
2007	20.9 °C
2008	20.2 °C
2009	19.8 °C
2010	21.7 °C
2011	21.0 °C
2012	20.8 °C
2013	19.9 °C
2014	20.0 °C
2015	20.8 °C
2016	20.9 °C
2017	20.4 °C
2018	21.2 °C
2019	21.5 °C
2020	19.7 °C
2021	20.1 °C
2022	20.1 °C
2023	19.7 °C
2024	21.2 °C
2025	20.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1937, Marmet's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from London Locks (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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