South Bound Brook, NJ 08880 Frost Dates
When can you plant in South Bound Brook, NJ?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/30, roughly 245 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 172 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts South Bound Brook in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in South Bound Brook before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around South Bound Brook's last frost
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How South Bound Brook compares
South Bound Brook's growing season runs about 172 days, ranking 28,276 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 875 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around South Bound Brook's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in South Bound Brook can differ from the 08880 normal.