Edgewater, NJ 10454 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Edgewater, NJ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/26, about 210 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/25, about 244 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Edgewater 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
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Edgewater 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
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Edgewater compares
At roughly 244 frost-free days, Edgewater places 8,217 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NJ, it ranks 3 of 906.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Edgewater's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Edgewater can differ from the 10454 normal.