Somers Point, NJ 08244 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Somers Point, NJ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/26, about 210 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/22, about 243 frost-free days later.
Somers Point 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
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Somers Point before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/26 isn't a guarantee
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Somers Point compares
At roughly 243 frost-free days, Somers Point places 8,284 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NJ, it ranks 14 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Somers Point's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Somers Point can differ from the 08244 normal.