Bayonne, NJ 10304 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bayonne, NJ?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/02, roughly 217 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 222 frost-free days later.
Bayonne 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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Bayonne before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
About 222 days separate Bayonne's last and first frost, putting it 12,185 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NJ, it ranks 242 of 906.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Bayonne's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bayonne's dates instead of trusting one.