When to plant in White Sulphur Springs, WV

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

Safe to plant out

May 22

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 6

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 13

1 year in 10 by Oct 1

Frost-free days

160

median, 1991–2020

Station used: White Sulphur Springs · 1.3 km away · station 585 m, town 566 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 16
Sweet pepper	Mar 13 – Mar 27	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 21
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 18
Peas	—	Mar 25 – Apr 22	May 19
Bush beans	—	May 15 – Jun 5	Jul 4
Carrot	—	Apr 15 – May 27	Jun 14
Beet	—	Apr 8 – May 20	May 28
Potato	—	Apr 15 – May 6	Jun 24
Kale	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 21
Broccoli	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jun 7
Cucumber	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 11
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 6
Winter squash	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Aug 10
Sweet corn	—	May 15 – Jun 5	Jul 14
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jul 7
Garlic	—	Sep 29 – Oct 27 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 25 – Apr 22	May 2
Basil	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 18

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White Sulphur Springs'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
1896	Apr 23
1897	May 28
1916	May 20
1917	May 14
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 30
1923	May 10
1924	May 16
1925	May 26
1926	May 23
1927	May 1
1928	May 13
1929	Apr 29
1930	May 31
1931	May 9
1932	May 30
1933	Apr 28
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 17
1936	May 28
1937	May 20
1938	May 13
1939	May 5
1940	May 12
1941	Apr 4
1942	May 11
1944	Jun 8
1945	May 12
1946	May 9
1947	May 12
1948	Apr 19
1949	May 30
1950	Apr 27
1951	Apr 24
1952	May 14
1953	Apr 22
1954	May 22
1955	May 19
1956	May 25
1957	May 8
1958	May 30
1959	Apr 25
1960	May 4
1961	May 31
1962	May 3
1963	May 24
1964	Apr 16
1965	Apr 21
1966	Jun 2
1967	May 17
1968	May 7
1969	May 13
1970	May 7
1971	May 23
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 18
1974	May 8
1975	Apr 27
1976	May 10
1977	Jun 8
1978	May 11
1979	May 17
1980	May 10
1982	May 1
1983	May 11
1984	May 17
1985	May 4
1986	May 5
1987	May 9
1988	May 26
1989	May 9
1990	Apr 20
1991	Apr 26
1992	Apr 30
1993	May 22
1994	May 29
1995	Apr 30
1996	May 15
1997	May 23
1998	Apr 29
1999	May 2
2000	May 16
2001	May 15
2002	May 24
2003	Apr 25
2004	May 5
2005	May 5
2006	Apr 12
2007	May 9
2008	May 1
2009	May 22
2010	May 11
2011	May 6
2012	Apr 26
2013	May 15
2014	Apr 24
2015	Apr 28
2016	Apr 21
2017	May 10
2018	May 2
2019	Apr 17
2020	May 13
2021	Apr 25
2022	May 10
2023	May 27
2024	Apr 24
2025	Apr 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1896	153
1916	156
1917	140
1921	142
1922	164
1923	148
1924	145
1925	135
1926	150
1927	165
1928	134
1929	141
1930	121
1931	160
1932	128
1933	163
1934	167
1935	165
1938	147
1939	160
1940	136
1941	187
1942	139
1944	124
1945	144
1946	145
1947	133
1948	178
1949	123
1950	150
1951	157
1952	142
1953	144
1954	138
1955	143
1956	118
1957	156
1958	129
1959	146
1960	169
1961	126
1962	140
1963	121
1964	151
1965	166
1966	122
1967	119
1968	150
1969	154
1970	149
1971	137
1972	111
1973	152
1974	138
1975	158
1976	135
1977	126
1978	150
1979	145
1982	168
1983	134
1984	169
1985	132
1986	153
1987	144
1988	132
1989	137
1990	157
1991	153
1992	153
1993	131
1994	134
1995	169
1996	141
1997	132
1998	168
1999	165
2000	144
2001	144
2002	161
2003	160
2004	165
2005	172
2006	183
2007	172
2008	170
2009	149
2010	160
2011	168
2012	150
2013	158
2014	163
2015	171
2016	186
2017	143
2018	169
2019	180
2020	156
2021	191
2022	151
2023	148
2024	169
2025	181

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1896	19.2 °C
1897	17.8 °C
1916	17.2 °C
1917	17.1 °C
1921	18.9 °C
1922	18.3 °C
1923	18.2 °C
1924	16.9 °C
1925	19.4 °C
1926	18.6 °C
1927	18.6 °C
1928	17.6 °C
1929	17.7 °C
1930	18.5 °C
1931	18.4 °C
1932	17.6 °C
1933	18.3 °C
1934	20.4 °C
1935	18.3 °C
1936	18.6 °C
1937	17.7 °C
1938	18.2 °C
1939	18.7 °C
1940	18.1 °C
1941	19.2 °C
1942	18.1 °C
1944	19.9 °C
1945	19.2 °C
1946	18.4 °C
1947	18.0 °C
1948	18.8 °C
1949	18.8 °C
1950	17.9 °C
1951	18.6 °C
1952	19.1 °C
1953	19.1 °C
1954	18.8 °C
1955	19.3 °C
1956	17.9 °C
1957	19.0 °C
1958	18.1 °C
1959	19.2 °C
1960	18.6 °C
1961	17.5 °C
1962	17.7 °C
1963	17.7 °C
1964	18.7 °C
1965	19.0 °C
1966	17.7 °C
1967	17.2 °C
1968	18.2 °C
1969	19.2 °C
1970	19.7 °C
1971	18.6 °C
1972	18.4 °C
1973	19.4 °C
1974	18.5 °C
1975	19.4 °C
1976	18.0 °C
1977	19.8 °C
1978	19.3 °C
1979	17.9 °C
1980	18.7 °C
1981	19.2 °C
1982	18.8 °C
1983	18.6 °C
1984	18.5 °C
1985	19.3 °C
1986	17.7 °C
1987	17.9 °C
1988	17.1 °C
1989	16.9 °C
1990	17.2 °C
1991	18.3 °C
1992	16.4 °C
1993	17.6 °C
1994	17.0 °C
1995	17.3 °C
1996	16.8 °C
1997	15.8 °C
1998	18.1 °C
1999	17.6 °C
2000	17.1 °C
2001	17.4 °C
2002	18.1 °C
2003	17.2 °C
2004	18.0 °C
2005	17.9 °C
2006	17.4 °C
2007	17.8 °C
2008	17.3 °C
2009	17.4 °C
2010	19.0 °C
2012	18.6 °C
2013	17.8 °C
2014	17.8 °C
2015	18.5 °C
2016	18.7 °C
2017	17.9 °C
2018	19.0 °C
2019	19.1 °C
2020	17.5 °C
2021	18.0 °C
2022	17.9 °C
2023	17.1 °C
2024	18.7 °C
2025	18.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, White Sulphur Springs's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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