Eatontown, NJ 07703 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Eatontown, NJ, ZIP 07703
Around 04/09 is the usual last spring frost, about 224 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 208 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Eatontown 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
Zone 7b around Eatontown has about 10 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eatontown compares
Eatontown's growing season runs about 208 days, ranking 15,547 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 313 of 906.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Eatontown's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Eatontown's dates instead of trusting one.