Bayonne, NJ 10302 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bayonne, NJ, ZIP 10302
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 222 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bayonne in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
Zone 7b around Bayonne has about 11 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 04/02 isn't a guarantee
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bayonne compares
Bayonne's growing season runs about 222 days, ranking 12,184 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NJ, it ranks 241 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Bayonne's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Bayonne can differ from the 10302 normal.