Pine Beach, NJ 08741 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pine Beach, NJ?
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.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Pine Beach, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Pine Beach 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
04/23 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 Pine Beach compares
Pine Beach's growing season runs about 179 days, ranking 25,339 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 773 of 906.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Pine Beach can differ from the 08741 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Pine Beach's frost date answer different questions.