Folsom, NJ 08095 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Folsom, NJ, ZIP 08095
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/14, about 229 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 196 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Folsom, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Folsom 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.
Why 04/14 isn't a guarantee
04/14 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. 04/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Folsom compares
At roughly 196 frost-free days, Folsom places 19,003 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NJ, it ranks 463 of 906.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Folsom can differ from the 08095 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Folsom's frost date answer different questions.