Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Atlantic Highlands, NJ, ZIP 07716
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 208 frost-free days later.
Atlantic Highlands sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Atlantic Highlands 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 Atlantic Highlands compares
Atlantic Highlands's growing season runs about 208 days, ranking 15,589 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 327 of 906.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Atlantic Highlands can differ from the 07716 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Atlantic Highlands's frost date answer different questions.