Lebanon, NJ 08889 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lebanon, NJ?
Around 04/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 241 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 176 frost-free days later.
Lebanon 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
About 7 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
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lebanon compares
About 176 days separate Lebanon's last and first frost, putting it 26,504 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 801 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.