New Jersey planting zones & frost dates

USDA hardiness zones in New Jersey go from 6b to 8a. Pick your city for its average frost dates and a planting calendar, or search by ZIP code.

City	Zone	Avg. last frost	Avg. first frost
Asbury Park	7b	Apr 9	Nov 3
Atco	7a	Apr 28	Oct 15
Atlantic City	8a	Mar 26	Nov 21
Avenel	7b	Apr 11	Oct 31
Basking Ridge	7a	Apr 30	Oct 20
Bayonne	7b	Apr 2	Nov 10
Bayville	7a	Apr 23	Oct 20
Beachwood	7a	Apr 23	Oct 20
Belleville	7b	Apr 4	Nov 6
Bellmawr	7b	Apr 2	Nov 10
Bergenfield	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Berkeley Heights	7a	Apr 11	Oct 28
Bloomfield	7a	Apr 4	Nov 6
Bound Brook	7a	Apr 30	Oct 20
Bradley Gardens	7a	Apr 30	Oct 20
Brick	7b	Apr 23	Oct 20
Bridgeton	7b	Apr 10	Nov 1
Bridgewater	7a	Apr 30	Oct 20
Browns Mills	7a	Apr 15	Oct 29
Camden	7b	Mar 30	Nov 17
Carteret	7b	Apr 2	Nov 10
Cedar Grove	7a	Apr 15	Oct 28
Cherry Hill	7b	Apr 15	Oct 31
Cherry Hill Mall	7b	Apr 15	Oct 31
Cinnaminson	7b	Apr 15	Oct 31
Clark	7a	Apr 11	Oct 31
Cliffside Park	7b	Mar 30	Nov 20
Clifton	7a	Apr 15	Oct 28
Collingswood	7b	Apr 15	Oct 31
Colonia	7a	Apr 11	Oct 28
Colts Neck	7a	Apr 17	Oct 23
Cranford	7a	Apr 11	Oct 31
Denville	6b	Apr 17	Oct 23
Dover	6b	Apr 17	Oct 23
Dumont	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
East Brunswick	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
East Hanover	7a	Apr 18	Oct 24
East Orange	7a	Apr 4	Nov 6
Eatontown	7b	Apr 9	Nov 3
Echelon	7b	Apr 12	Nov 1
Edgewater	7b	Mar 30	Nov 20
Edison	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
Elizabeth	7b	Apr 2	Nov 10
Elmwood Park	7a	Apr 3	Nov 4
Englewood	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Ewing	7b	Apr 17	Oct 28
Fair Lawn	7a	Apr 15	Oct 28
Fairview	7b	Mar 30	Nov 20
Florham Park	7a	Apr 18	Oct 27
Fords	7b	Apr 15	Oct 26
Fort Lee	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Franklin Lakes	7a	Apr 19	Oct 23
Franklin Park	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
Freehold	7a	Apr 17	Oct 23
Garfield	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Glassboro	7b	Apr 8	Nov 1
Glen Rock	7a	Apr 15	Oct 28
Gloucester City	7b	Mar 30	Nov 17
Greentree	7b	Apr 12	Nov 1
Guttenberg	7b	Mar 30	Nov 20
Hackensack	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Haddonfield	7b	Apr 15	Oct 31
Hamilton Square	7a	Apr 25	Oct 16
Hammonton	7a	Apr 14	Oct 27
Hanover	7a	Apr 18	Oct 27
Harrison	7b	Apr 4	Nov 6
Hasbrouck Heights	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Hawthorne	7a	Apr 15	Oct 28
Highland Park	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
Hillsborough	7a	Apr 16	Oct 27
Hillsdale	7a	Apr 3	Nov 4
Hillside	7b	Apr 2	Nov 10
Hoboken	7b	Mar 30	Nov 20
Holiday City-Berkeley	7a	Apr 23	Oct 20
Hopatcong	6b	Apr 25	Oct 19
Hopatcong Hills	6b	Apr 25	Oct 19
Irvington	7b	Apr 4	Nov 6
Iselin	7a	Apr 11	Oct 28
Jackson	7a	Apr 28	Oct 15
Jersey City	7b	Apr 4	Nov 6
Kearny	7b	Apr 4	Nov 6
Kinnelon	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
Lakewood	7a	Apr 23	Oct 20
Lincoln Park	7a	Apr 14	Oct 28
Linden	7b	Apr 11	Oct 31
Lindenwold	7b	Apr 8	Nov 1
Little Falls	7a	Apr 15	Oct 28
Little Ferry	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Livingston	7a	Apr 18	Oct 24
Lodi	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Long Branch	7b	Apr 9	Nov 3
Lumberton	7b	Apr 15	Oct 28
Lyndhurst	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Madison	7a	Apr 18	Oct 27
Mahwah	7a	Apr 19	Oct 23
Manville	7a	Apr 30	Oct 20
Maple Shade	7b	Apr 12	Nov 1
Maplewood	7a	Apr 18	Oct 27
Marlboro	7a	Apr 17	Oct 23
Marlton	7b	Apr 12	Nov 1
Martinsville	7a	Apr 30	Oct 20
Mercerville	7a	Apr 17	Oct 28
Mercerville-Hamilton Square	7a	Apr 25	Oct 16
Metuchen	7a	Apr 11	Oct 28
Middlesex	7a	Apr 11	Oct 28
Middletown	7b	Apr 17	Oct 23
Millburn	7a	Apr 18	Oct 27
Millville	7a	Apr 24	Oct 23
Montclair	7a	Apr 18	Oct 24
Moorestown-Lenola	7b	Apr 12	Nov 1
Morristown	7a	Apr 18	Oct 27
Mount Holly	7b	Apr 15	Oct 29
Mount Laurel	7b	Apr 15	Oct 28
New Brunswick	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
New Milford	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
New Providence	7a	Apr 18	Oct 27
Newark	7b	Apr 4	Nov 6
North Arlington	7b	Apr 4	Nov 6
North Bergen	7b	Mar 30	Nov 20
North Brunswick	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
North Plainfield	7a	Apr 11	Oct 28
Nutley	7b	Apr 4	Nov 6
Oakland	7a	Apr 19	Oct 23
Ocean Acres	7a	Apr 1	Nov 15
Ocean City	7b	Mar 26	Nov 22
Old Bridge	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
Orange	7a	Apr 4	Nov 6
Palisades Park	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Paramus	7a	Apr 3	Nov 4
Parsippany	7a	Apr 17	Oct 23
Passaic	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Paterson	7a	Apr 15	Oct 28
Pennsauken	7b	Apr 15	Oct 31
Pennsville	7b	Apr 7	Nov 1
Perth Amboy	7b	Apr 15	Oct 26
Phillipsburg	7a	Apr 18	Oct 25
Pine Hill	7b	Apr 8	Nov 1
Piscataway	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
Plainfield	7a	Apr 11	Oct 28
Pleasantville	7b	Mar 26	Nov 22
Point Pleasant	7b	Apr 23	Oct 20
Pompton Lakes	7a	Apr 19	Oct 23
Princeton	7a	Apr 25	Oct 16
Princeton Meadows	7a	Apr 25	Oct 16
Rahway	7b	Apr 11	Oct 31
Ramsey	7a	Apr 19	Oct 23
Randolph	6b	Apr 17	Oct 23
Red Bank	7b	Apr 9	Nov 3
Ridgefield	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Ridgefield Park	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Ridgewood	7a	Apr 15	Oct 28
Ringwood	7a	Apr 19	Oct 23
River Edge	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Robertsville	7a	Apr 17	Oct 23
Roselle	7b	Apr 11	Oct 31
Roselle Park	7b	Apr 11	Oct 31
Rutherford	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Saddle Brook	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Sayreville	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
Sayreville Junction	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
Scotch Plains	7a	Apr 11	Oct 31
Secaucus	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Sewell	7b	Apr 8	Nov 1
Short Hills	7a	Apr 18	Oct 27
Sicklerville	7a	Apr 8	Nov 1
Somers Point	7b	Mar 26	Nov 22
Somerset	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
Somerville	7a	Apr 30	Oct 20
South Old Bridge	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
South Orange	7a	Apr 18	Oct 27
South Plainfield	7a	Apr 11	Oct 28
South River	7a	Apr 15	Oct 26
South Vineland	7a	Apr 24	Oct 23
Sparta	6b	Apr 25	Oct 19
Springdale	7b	Apr 12	Nov 1
Springfield	7a	Apr 11	Oct 31
Summit	7a	Apr 18	Oct 27
Teaneck	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Tenafly	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Tinton Falls	7b	Apr 9	Nov 3
Toms River	7a	Apr 23	Oct 20
Totowa	7a	Apr 15	Oct 28
Trenton	7a	Apr 17	Oct 28
Union	7a	Apr 11	Oct 31
Union City	7b	Mar 30	Nov 20
Upper Montclair	7a	Apr 15	Oct 28
Ventnor City	7b	Mar 26	Nov 22
Verona	7a	Apr 18	Oct 24
Vincentown	7b	Apr 15	Oct 28
Vineland	7a	Apr 11	Nov 3
Waldwick	7a	Apr 19	Oct 23
Wallington	7b	Apr 3	Nov 4
Wanaque	7a	Apr 19	Oct 23
Warren Township	7a	Apr 11	Oct 28
Wayne	7a	Apr 14	Oct 28
Weehawken	7b	Mar 30	Nov 20
West Freehold	7a	Apr 17	Oct 23
West Milford	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
West New York	7b	Mar 30	Nov 20
West Orange	7a	Apr 18	Oct 24
Westfield	7a	Apr 11	Oct 31
Westwood	7a	Apr 3	Nov 4
Williamstown	7a	Apr 8	Nov 1
Willingboro	7b	Apr 15	Oct 29
Woodbridge	7b	Apr 11	Oct 28
Woodbury	7b	Apr 2	Nov 10
Woodland Park	7a	Apr 15	Oct 28
Wyckoff	7a	Apr 19	Oct 23

Cities with 10,000+ residents. Data: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 and NOAA Climate Normals 1991–2020. Sources and method.