Last frost dates in New Jersey

Typical last frost
April 4

That is the date for the typical New Jersey resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from March 26 to April 30, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city
Mar 26
Latest city
Apr 30
Typical first frost
Nov 4
Cities
59
This week in New Jersey

Frost in the forecast for 1 of 59 cities

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

Apr 1May 1Apr 15NSNewark: Apr 4NewarkJersey City: Apr 4Paterson: Apr 15PatersonElizabeth: Apr 2Toms River: Apr 23Toms RiverTrenton: Apr 17TrentonClifton: Apr 15Bayonne: Apr 2East Orange: Apr 4Camden: Mar 30Passaic: Apr 3Lakewood: Apr 23Union City: Mar 30Vineland: Apr 24Hoboken: Mar 30Plainfield: Apr 11New Brunswick: Apr 15Perth Amboy: Apr 15West New York: Mar 30Sayreville: Apr 15Hackensack: Apr 3Linden: Apr 2Sicklerville: Apr 8Kearny: Apr 4Fort Lee: Apr 3Atlantic City: Mar 26Fair Lawn: Apr 3Garfield: Apr 3Long Branch: Apr 9Westfield: Apr 11Princeton: Apr 25Rahway: Apr 11Englewood: Apr 3Bergenfield: Apr 3Bridgeton: Apr 10Millville: Apr 24Old Bridge: Apr 17Paramus: Apr 3Cliffside Park: Mar 30Ridgewood: Apr 15Lodi: Apr 3Carteret: Apr 2South Plainfield: Apr 11Glassboro: Apr 8Somerset: Apr 15Summit: Apr 18Roselle: Apr 11North Plainfield: Apr 11Secaucus: Apr 3Hillsborough: Apr 30Harrison: Apr 4Lindenwold: Apr 8Parsippany: Apr 17Elmwood Park: Apr 3Pleasantville: Mar 26Morristown: Apr 18Palisades Park: Apr 3Hawthorne: Apr 15Woodbridge: Apr 11
Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

CityLast frostSafe afterFirst frostSeason
NewarkApr 4Apr 16Nov 6216 days
Jersey CityApr 4Apr 16Nov 6216 days
PatersonApr 15May 1Oct 28195 days
ElizabethApr 2Apr 15Nov 10222 days
Toms RiverApr 23May 12Oct 20179 days
TrentonApr 17May 6Oct 28192 days
CliftonApr 15May 1Oct 28195 days
BayonneApr 2Apr 15Nov 10222 days
East OrangeApr 4Apr 16Nov 6216 days
CamdenMar 30Apr 12Nov 17232 days
PassaicApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
LakewoodApr 23May 12Oct 20179 days
Union CityMar 30Apr 9Nov 20236 days
VinelandApr 24May 10Oct 23181 days
HobokenMar 30Apr 9Nov 20236 days
PlainfieldApr 11Apr 27Oct 28198 days
New BrunswickApr 15May 1Oct 26193 days
Perth AmboyApr 15May 1Oct 26193 days
West New YorkMar 30Apr 9Nov 20236 days
SayrevilleApr 15May 1Oct 26193 days
HackensackApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
LindenApr 2Apr 15Nov 10222 days
SicklervilleApr 8Apr 22Nov 1205 days
KearnyApr 4Apr 16Nov 6216 days
Fort LeeApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
Atlantic CityMar 26Apr 6Nov 21240 days
Fair LawnApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
GarfieldApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
Long BranchApr 9Apr 23Nov 3208 days
WestfieldApr 11Apr 28Oct 31202 days
PrincetonApr 25May 12Oct 16173 days
RahwayApr 11Apr 28Oct 31202 days
EnglewoodApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
BergenfieldApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
BridgetonApr 10Apr 25Nov 1205 days
MillvilleApr 24May 10Oct 23181 days
Old BridgeApr 17May 6Oct 23190 days
ParamusApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
Cliffside ParkMar 30Apr 9Nov 20236 days
RidgewoodApr 15May 1Oct 28195 days
LodiApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
CarteretApr 2Apr 15Nov 10222 days
South PlainfieldApr 11Apr 27Oct 28198 days
GlassboroApr 8Apr 22Nov 1205 days
SomersetApr 15May 1Oct 26193 days
SummitApr 18May 6Oct 27189 days
RoselleApr 11Apr 28Oct 31202 days
North PlainfieldApr 11Apr 27Oct 28198 days
SecaucusApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
HillsboroughApr 30May 14Oct 20172 days
HarrisonApr 4Apr 16Nov 6216 days
LindenwoldApr 8Apr 22Nov 1205 days
ParsippanyApr 17May 5Oct 23189 days
Elmwood ParkApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
PleasantvilleMar 26Apr 7Nov 22243 days
MorristownApr 18May 6Oct 27189 days
Palisades ParkApr 3Apr 16Nov 4215 days
HawthorneApr 15May 1Oct 28195 days
WoodbridgeApr 11Apr 27Oct 28198 days

When to plant in New Jersey

Questions

When is the last frost in New Jersey?

It depends on where you are. Across the 59 cities we track, the average last frost runs from March 26 to April 30. In Newark, the largest, it is April 4.

When is the first frost in New Jersey?

For a typical resident, around November 4. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.