West Wildwood, NJ 08252 Frost Dates
When can you plant in West Wildwood, NJ?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/01, roughly 216 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 222 frost-free days later.
West Wildwood 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 10 weeks of growing season left in West Wildwood before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West Wildwood compares
West Wildwood's growing season runs about 222 days, ranking 12,323 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 265 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around West Wildwood's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in West Wildwood can differ from the 08252 normal.