Point Pleasant, NJ 08724 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Point Pleasant, NJ, ZIP 08724
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 179 frost-free days later.
Point Pleasant 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
Zone 7b around Point Pleasant has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 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 Point Pleasant compares
About 179 days separate Point Pleasant's last and first frost, putting it 25,206 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 748 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Point Pleasant's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Point Pleasant can differ from the 08724 normal.