Longport, NJ 08403 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Longport, 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.
Longport 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 Longport before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Longport's last frost
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 Longport compares
Longport's growing season runs about 243 days, ranking 8,319 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 19 of 906.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Longport can differ from the 08403 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Longport's frost date answer different questions.