Medford Lakes, NJ 08088 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Medford Lakes, NJ?
Around 04/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 243 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 169 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Medford Lakes in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Medford Lakes before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/28 isn't a guarantee
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Medford Lakes compares
At roughly 169 frost-free days, Medford Lakes places 29,420 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NJ, it ranks 892 of 906.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Medford Lakes can differ from the 08088 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Medford Lakes's frost date answer different questions.