Lebanon, NJ 08885 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lebanon, NJ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, 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 Lebanon, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Lebanon before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Lebanon's last frost
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lebanon compares
About 179 days separate Lebanon's last and first frost, putting it 25,365 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 783 of 906.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Lebanon's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lebanon's dates instead of trusting one.