West New York, NJ 07047 Frost Dates
When can you plant in West New York, NJ?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/30, roughly 214 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 236 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts West New York in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in West New York before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around West New York's last frost
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West New York compares
About 236 days separate West New York's last and first frost, putting it 9,277 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 70 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around West New York's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in West New York can differ from the 07047 normal.