Peapack and Gladstone, NJ 07934 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Peapack and Gladstone, NJ?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 176 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Peapack and Gladstone, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Peapack and Gladstone before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Peapack and Gladstone compares
About 176 days separate Peapack and Gladstone's last and first frost, putting it 26,471 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 794 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Peapack and Gladstone's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Peapack and Gladstone can differ from the 07934 normal.