Frost Dates for 25053 — Danville, West Virginia

Half of springs at Madison 3NNW, WV see their last 32°F night by April 16; only one in ten is past it by April 2, and one in ten still has one after May 2. Planting tender crops after April 22 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 25 20%, and after May 2 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 81% of the 84 West Virginia stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 27 in half of years, as early as October 13 one year in ten, and holds off past November 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 4; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 18, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 192 days in a typical year, longer than at 83% of the 84 West Virginia stations; it reaches 209 days one year in ten and falls short of 172 one year in ten. On average 112 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 13 days longer, to about April 29, and return around October 18. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 17 and February 22.

July is the warmest month at Madison 3NNW, WV, averaging 87°F by day and 65°F at night; January is the coldest at 45°F and 25°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 11% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,983 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 94% of the 84 West Virginia stations. 37% of them (1,477) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 815. Precipitation totals 49.6 inches a year, most in May (5.4") and least in November (3.2"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Logan, WV, 15 miles southwest of Danville, has a last frost 8 days earlier (April 8), a first frost 6 days later (November 2), a season 16 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Danville usually arrives around December 12, and the last of the season around March 9. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Madison 3NNW, WV, 3.2 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 38 days after the last snow.

ZIP 25053 is 3 miles from Madison 3NNW, WV, which stands at 689 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 25053 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.