Pompton Lakes, NJ 07511 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pompton Lakes, NJ?
Around 04/19 is the usual last spring frost, about 234 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 188 frost-free days later.
Pompton Lakes sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Pompton Lakes before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/19 isn't a guarantee
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pompton Lakes compares
About 188 days separate Pompton Lakes's last and first frost, putting it 21,915 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 670 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Pompton Lakes's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Pompton Lakes can differ from the 07511 normal.