Runnemede, NJ 08078 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Runnemede, NJ?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/08, roughly 223 days out. 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Runnemede before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Runnemede's last frost
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
At roughly 205 frost-free days, Runnemede places 16,222 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NJ, it ranks 369 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Runnemede's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Runnemede can differ from the 08078 normal.