Egg Harbor City, NJ 08220 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Egg Harbor City, NJ?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/18, roughly 233 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 190 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Egg Harbor City 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 Egg Harbor City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/18 isn't a guarantee
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Egg Harbor City compares
About 190 days separate Egg Harbor City's last and first frost, putting it 21,153 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 585 of 906.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Egg Harbor City's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Egg Harbor City's dates instead of trusting one.