Bradley Beach, NJ 07756 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bradley Beach, NJ?
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 Bradley Beach 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Bradley Beach before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Bradley Beach compares
At roughly 208 frost-free days, Bradley Beach places 15,596 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NJ, it ranks 334 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bradley Beach's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bradley Beach can differ from the 07756 normal.