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Woodbine, NJ 08245 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Woodbine, NJ?

Zone 7b

Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 181 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woodbine 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Woodbine before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Woodbine's last frost

04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Woodbine compares

Woodbine's growing season runs about 181 days, ranking 24,560 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 732 of 906.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Woodbine's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Woodbine can differ from the 08245 normal.