Little Silver, NJ 07739 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Little Silver, NJ, ZIP 07739
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.
Little Silver 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 Little Silver 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 Little Silver compares
About 208 days separate Little Silver's last and first frost, putting it 15,577 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 322 of 906.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Little Silver can differ from the 07739 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Little Silver's frost date answer different questions.