Lake Como, NJ 07719 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lake Como, NJ, ZIP 07719
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.
Lake Como 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 Lake Como 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 Lake Como compares
Lake Como's growing season runs about 208 days, ranking 15,661 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 339 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Lake Como's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Lake Como can differ from the 07719 normal.