Paramus, NJ 07451 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Paramus, NJ, ZIP 07451
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 Paramus 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
Zone 7a around Paramus has about 9 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.
The actual range around Paramus's last frost
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 Paramus compares
Paramus's growing season runs about 195 days, ranking 19,193 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 494 of 906.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Paramus can differ from the 07451 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Paramus's frost date answer different questions.