Paramus, NJ 07602 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Paramus, NJ?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/15, roughly 230 days out. 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 7b (5 to 10°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 Paramus before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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
About 195 days separate Paramus's last and first frost, putting it 19,195 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 496 of 906.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Paramus's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Paramus's dates instead of trusting one.