Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Elizabeth, NJ?
Around 04/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 217 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 222 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Elizabeth, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Elizabeth before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elizabeth compares
About 222 days separate Elizabeth's last and first frost, putting it 12,176 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 233 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Elizabeth's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Elizabeth can differ from the 07201 normal.