Farmingdale, NJ 07731 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Farmingdale, NJ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/17, about 232 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 190 frost-free days later.
Farmingdale sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Farmingdale before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/17 isn't a guarantee
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 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 Farmingdale compares
At roughly 190 frost-free days, Farmingdale places 21,216 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NJ, it ranks 592 of 906.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Farmingdale's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Farmingdale's dates instead of trusting one.