Frost Dates for 25882 — Mullens, West Virginia

Half of springs at Mullens 3 E, WV see their last 32°F night by April 24; only one in ten is past it by April 12, and one in ten still has one after May 10. Planting tender crops after April 30 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 5 20%, and after May 10 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 20 in half of years, as early as October 7 one year in ten, and holds off past November 2 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around October 30; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 26, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 178 days in a typical year, shorter than at 52% of the 84 West Virginia stations; it reaches 196 days one year in ten and falls short of 160 one year in ten. On average 117 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 9 days longer, to about May 3, and return around October 11. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 4 and March 2.

July is the warmest month at Mullens 3 E, WV, averaging 85°F by day and 62°F at night; January is the coldest at 43°F and 22°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 30% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,357 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 60% of the 84 West Virginia stations. 36% of them (1,211) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 728. Precipitation totals 48.6 inches a year, most in July (5.5") and least in October (2.9"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Elkhorn, WV, 14 miles south of Mullens and 384 feet higher, has the same 50% last-frost date, a first frost 3 days earlier (October 17), a season 3 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Mullens usually arrives around December 6, and the last of the season around February 28. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Mullens 3 E, 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 55 days after the last snow.

ZIP 25882 is 3 miles from Mullens 3 E, WV, which stands at 1,564 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 25882 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.