Metuchen, NJ 08830 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Metuchen, NJ, ZIP 08830
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 202 frost-free days later.
Metuchen 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
Zone 7a around Metuchen has about 9 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 04/11 isn't a guarantee
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Metuchen compares
About 202 days separate Metuchen's last and first frost, putting it 17,162 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 393 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Metuchen's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Metuchen can differ from the 08830 normal.