Beachwood, NJ 08731 Frost Dates
Beachwood, NJ: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/20, roughly 179 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beachwood in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 8 weeks until Beachwood's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/08 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/12 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Beachwood against the rest of the dataset
Beachwood's growing season runs about 179 days, ranking 25,243 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 751 of 906.
Learn more
Before leaning on 08731's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Beachwood's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Beachwood can differ from the 08731 normal.