Glen Ridge, NJ 07195 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Glen Ridge, NJ, ZIP 07195
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/18, about 233 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 187 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Glen Ridge 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
Zone 7b around Glen Ridge has about 8 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 04/18 isn't a guarantee
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Glen Ridge compares
About 187 days separate Glen Ridge's last and first frost, putting it 22,335 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 706 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Glen Ridge's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Glen Ridge can differ from the 07195 normal.