Pompton Lakes, NJ 07533 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pompton Lakes 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 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
Pompton Lakes's growing season runs about 188 days, ranking 21,916 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 671 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 07533 normal.