Roosevelt, NJ 08526 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Roosevelt, NJ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/25, about 240 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 173 frost-free days later.
Roosevelt sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Roosevelt before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/25 isn't a guarantee
04/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Roosevelt compares
At roughly 173 frost-free days, Roosevelt places 28,015 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NJ, it ranks 851 of 906.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Roosevelt can differ from the 08526 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Roosevelt's frost date answer different questions.