Frost Dates for 07093 — West New York, New Jersey

Half of springs at New York Cntrl Pk Twr, NY see their last 32°F night by March 30; only one in ten is past it by March 14, and one in ten still has one after April 9. Planting tender crops after April 3 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 5 20%, and after April 9 10%. The 10 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is the narrowest of the 56 New Jersey stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so the end of frost is fairly predictable.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 20 in half of years, as early as November 6 one year in ten, and holds off past December 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around December 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 2, 7 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 236 days in a typical year, longer than at 96% of the 56 New Jersey stations; it reaches 257 days one year in ten and falls short of 217 one year in ten. On average 67 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 8 days longer, to about April 7, and return around November 8. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 96% of winters, usually between January 5 and February 14.

July is the warmest month at New York Cntrl Pk Twr, NY, averaging 85°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 40°F and 28°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 40% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,867 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 89% of the 56 New Jersey stations. 33% of them (1,278) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 852. Precipitation totals 49.6 inches a year, most in July (4.6") and least in February (3.2"); May to September bring 44% of it.

The nearest other station, Teterboro Airport, NJ, 5 miles northwest of West New York, has a last frost 4 days later (April 3), a first frost 16 days earlier (November 4), a season 21 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in West New York usually arrives around December 10, and the last of the season around March 18. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at New York Cntrl Pk Twr, NY, 2.4 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 12 days after the last snow.

ZIP 07093 is 2 miles from New York Cntrl Pk Twr, NY, which stands at 130 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 59 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 10025 (New York). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 07093 in zone 7b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 5 to 10°F (-15.0 to -12.2°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.