Camden, NJ 08103 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Camden, NJ, ZIP 08103
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 199 frost-free days later.
Camden 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 Camden 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 04/15 isn't a guarantee
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. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Camden compares
At roughly 199 frost-free days, Camden places 18,010 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NJ, it ranks 430 of 906.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Camden can differ from the 08103 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Camden's frost date answer different questions.