Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ?
Around 03/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 214 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 236 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 Hasbrouck Heights, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Hasbrouck Heights 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
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hasbrouck Heights compares
Hasbrouck Heights's growing season runs about 236 days, ranking 9,348 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 113 of 906.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Hasbrouck Heights's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Hasbrouck Heights's dates instead of trusting one.