Guttenberg, NJ 10163 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Guttenberg, NJ, ZIP 10163
Around 03/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 214 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 236 frost-free days later.
Guttenberg sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 7b around Guttenberg has about 12 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Guttenberg compares
About 236 days separate Guttenberg's last and first frost, putting it 9,384 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 149 of 906.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Guttenberg can differ from the 10163 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Guttenberg's frost date answer different questions.