Frost Dates for 08360 — Vineland, New Jersey

Half of springs at Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, NJ see their last 32°F night by April 11; only one in ten is past it by March 29, and one in ten still has one after April 27. Planting tender crops after April 18 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 21 20%, and after April 27 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 38% of the 56 New Jersey stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 3 in half of years, as early as October 18 one year in ten, and holds off past November 18 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 14; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 14, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 206 days in a typical year, longer than at 73% of the 56 New Jersey stations; it reaches 227 days one year in ten and falls short of 184 one year in ten. On average 104 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 15 days longer, to about April 26, and return around October 23. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 99% of winters, usually between December 30 and February 19.

July is the warmest month at Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, NJ, averaging 89°F by day and 66°F at night; January is the coldest at 43°F and 25°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 82% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,859 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 86% of the 56 New Jersey stations. 34% of them (1,319) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 851. Precipitation totals 46.7 inches a year, most in July (5.1") and least in February (3.1"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Millville Municipal Airport, NJ, 9 miles south of Vineland, has a last frost 13 days later (April 24), a first frost 11 days earlier (October 23), a season 25 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Vineland usually arrives around December 26, and the last of the season around March 2. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Seabrook Farms, NJ, 10.7 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 96% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 40 days after the last snow.

ZIP 08360 is 9 miles from Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, NJ, which stands at 98 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 5 other ZIP codes share the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 08360 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.