Park Ridge, NJ 07656 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Park Ridge, NJ, ZIP 07656
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 189 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Park Ridge 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
Zone 7a around Park Ridge has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Park Ridge compares
Park Ridge's growing season runs about 189 days, ranking 21,476 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 620 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Park Ridge's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Park Ridge can differ from the 07656 normal.