Woodland Park, NJ 07424 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Woodland Park, NJ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 195 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woodland Park in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Woodland Park 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
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodland Park compares
About 195 days separate Woodland Park's last and first frost, putting it 19,216 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 504 of 906.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Woodland Park can differ from the 07424 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Woodland Park's frost date answer different questions.