Tuckerton, NJ 08092 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tuckerton, NJ, ZIP 08092
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/01, about 216 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 230 frost-free days later.
Tuckerton 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 Tuckerton has about 11 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
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tuckerton compares
Tuckerton's growing season runs about 230 days, ranking 10,407 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 200 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Tuckerton's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Tuckerton can differ from the 08092 normal.