Branchville, NJ 07890 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Branchville, NJ?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 164 frost-free days later.
Branchville sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Branchville 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
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Branchville compares
Branchville's growing season runs about 164 days, ranking 31,077 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 906 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Branchville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Branchville can differ from the 07890 normal.