Runnemede, NJ 08029 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Runnemede, NJ, ZIP 08029
Around 04/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 223 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 205 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Runnemede 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
Zone 7b around Runnemede has about 9 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
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Runnemede compares
Runnemede's growing season runs about 205 days, ranking 16,221 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 368 of 906.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Runnemede can differ from the 08029 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Runnemede's frost date answer different questions.