Paterson, NJ 07513 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Paterson, NJ?
Around 04/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 230 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 195 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Paterson, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Paterson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/15 isn't a guarantee
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 Paterson compares
At roughly 195 frost-free days, Paterson places 19,144 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NJ, it ranks 483 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Paterson's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Paterson can differ from the 07513 normal.