Jersey City, NJ 07308 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jersey City, NJ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/04, about 219 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 216 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 Jersey City, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Jersey City 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
04/04 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 13,679 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 277 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Jersey City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Jersey City can differ from the 07308 normal.