Wrightstown, NJ 08042 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wrightstown, NJ, ZIP 08042
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 196 frost-free days later.
Wrightstown 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 Wrightstown 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
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wrightstown compares
Wrightstown's growing season runs about 196 days, ranking 19,043 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 472 of 906.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Wrightstown can differ from the 08042 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Wrightstown's frost date answer different questions.