Jersey City, NJ 07096 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Jersey City, NJ, ZIP 07096
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 216 frost-free days later.
Jersey City sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Jersey City has about 10 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/04 isn't a guarantee
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jersey City compares
Jersey City's growing season runs about 216 days, ranking 13,673 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 271 of 906.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Jersey City can differ from the 07096 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Jersey City's frost date answer different questions.