When to plant in Bayonne, NJ

Planting dates worked out from Bayonne's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Apr 11

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 2

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 9

1 year in 10 by Oct 31

Frost-free days

220

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Newark Liberty Intl Ap · 4.9 km away · station 2 m, town 12 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 10
Sweet pepper	Feb 5 – Feb 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 15
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 10 – Feb 17	Mar 17 – Mar 31	Apr 26
Peas	—	Mar 17 – Apr 14	May 11
Bush beans	—	Apr 10 – May 1	May 30
Carrot	—	Mar 28 – May 9	May 27
Beet	—	Mar 28 – May 9	May 17
Potato	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	Jun 6
Kale	Feb 10 – Feb 24	Mar 24 – Apr 7	May 6
Broccoli	Feb 3 – Feb 17	Mar 17 – Apr 7	May 16
Cucumber	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 5
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	May 31
Winter squash	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jul 5
Sweet corn	—	Apr 10 – May 1	Jun 9
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 17 – Apr 7	Jun 15
Garlic	—	Oct 24 – Nov 21 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 17 – Apr 14	Apr 24
Basil	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	Jun 12

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Bayonne's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1893	Mar 30
1894	Apr 12
1895	Apr 12
1896	Apr 9
1897	Apr 21
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 11
1900	Apr 11
1901	Apr 2
1902	Apr 6
1903	Apr 6
1904	Apr 23
1905	Apr 19
1906	Apr 3
1907	Apr 21
1908	Apr 21
1909	Apr 29
1910	Mar 22
1911	Apr 17
1912	Apr 4
1913	Apr 10
1914	Apr 13
1915	Apr 3
1916	Apr 9
1917	Apr 10
1918	Apr 13
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 10
1921	Apr 11
1922	Apr 22
1923	Apr 14
1924	Apr 3
1935	Apr 16
1936	Apr 9
1937	Apr 11
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 15
1941	Mar 31
1942	Apr 9
1943	Apr 18
1944	Apr 14
1945	Mar 14
1946	Apr 8
1947	Apr 22
1948	Apr 10
1949	Mar 21
1950	Apr 14
1951	Mar 27
1952	Mar 25
1953	Mar 11
1954	Apr 5
1955	Mar 29
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 11
1958	Apr 9
1959	Mar 29
1960	Apr 11
1961	Mar 22
1962	Apr 4
1963	Apr 5
1964	Apr 5
1965	Apr 1
1966	Apr 1
1967	Apr 12
1968	Apr 6
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 11
1971	Mar 26
1972	Apr 9
1973	Mar 21
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 13
1976	Apr 12
1977	Apr 9
1978	Apr 3
1979	Apr 8
1980	Apr 17
1981	Apr 21
1982	Apr 10
1983	Mar 30
1984	Mar 24
1985	Apr 10
1986	Mar 25
1987	Apr 1
1988	Mar 23
1989	Mar 23
1990	Apr 7
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 13
1993	Mar 23
1994	Mar 19
1995	Apr 6
1996	Mar 30
1997	Apr 10
1998	Mar 25
1999	Mar 26
2000	Apr 9
2001	Mar 28
2002	Apr 7
2003	Apr 8
2004	Apr 6
2005	Mar 24
2006	Mar 22
2007	Apr 11
2008	Mar 30
2009	Mar 25
2010	Mar 27
2011	Mar 29
2012	Mar 27
2013	Apr 4
2014	Apr 16
2015	Mar 29
2016	Apr 10
2017	Mar 24
2018	Apr 11
2019	Apr 1
2020	Apr 17
2021	Apr 3
2022	Mar 30
2023	Mar 30
2024	Mar 24

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	214
1894	208
1895	192
1896	199
1897	210
1898	218
1899	173
1900	191
1901	218
1902	198
1903	201
1904	166
1905	190
1906	192
1907	171
1908	174
1909	173
1910	221
1911	194
1912	212
1913	204
1914	197
1915	217
1916	218
1918	212
1919	196
1920	216
1921	208
1922	181
1923	218
1935	174
1936	199
1937	186
1938	217
1939	185
1940	186
1941	224
1942	209
1943	205
1944	184
1945	236
1946	221
1947	200
1948	191
1949	220
1950	212
1951	220
1952	208
1953	239
1954	209
1955	224
1956	202
1957	212
1958	227
1959	232
1960	210
1961	232
1962	205
1963	233
1964	229
1965	210
1966	212
1967	207
1968	227
1969	204
1970	225
1971	226
1972	193
1973	233
1974	191
1975	199
1976	189
1977	216
1978	235
1979	234
1980	199
1981	181
1982	190
1983	219
1984	235
1985	235
1986	232
1987	223
1988	221
1989	239
1990	215
1991	219
1992	208
1993	229
1994	248
1995	212
1996	217
1997	195
1998	224
1999	230
2000	223
2001	228
2002	208
2003	214
2004	216
2005	238
2006	226
2007	213
2008	232
2009	226
2010	244
2011	215
2012	223
2013	213
2014	205
2015	203
2016	231
2017	230
2018	212
2019	220
2020	196
2021	234
2022	232
2023	227
2024	250

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	18.2 °C
1894	19.0 °C
1895	19.3 °C
1896	19.8 °C
1897	18.7 °C
1898	19.4 °C
1899	18.5 °C
1900	19.4 °C
1901	18.5 °C
1902	17.8 °C
1903	17.7 °C
1904	17.9 °C
1905	18.5 °C
1906	19.7 °C
1907	17.5 °C
1908	19.5 °C
1909	18.7 °C
1910	19.4 °C
1911	19.4 °C
1912	19.3 °C
1913	19.9 °C
1914	19.5 °C
1918	19.2 °C
1922	19.8 °C
1923	19.3 °C
1935	18.4 °C
1936	18.9 °C
1937	19.2 °C
1938	19.1 °C
1939	19.5 °C
1940	17.7 °C
1941	19.7 °C
1942	19.6 °C
1943	19.2 °C
1944	20.0 °C
1945	19.4 °C
1946	18.9 °C
1947	19.0 °C
1948	19.2 °C
1949	20.2 °C
1950	18.3 °C
1951	19.5 °C
1952	20.1 °C
1953	20.0 °C
1954	19.2 °C
1955	20.4 °C
1956	18.3 °C
1957	20.2 °C
1958	19.2 °C
1959	20.8 °C
1960	19.9 °C
1961	20.0 °C
1962	19.3 °C
1963	19.3 °C
1964	19.7 °C
1965	20.0 °C
1966	19.6 °C
1967	18.5 °C
1968	20.1 °C
1969	20.3 °C
1970	20.4 °C
1971	20.4 °C
1972	19.8 °C
1973	21.0 °C
1974	20.2 °C
1975	19.4 °C
1976	19.8 °C
1977	20.3 °C
1978	19.4 °C
1979	20.1 °C
1980	20.9 °C
1981	20.7 °C
1982	19.2 °C
1983	20.6 °C
1984	20.1 °C
1985	20.7 °C
1986	20.4 °C
1987	20.7 °C
1988	20.8 °C
1989	20.5 °C
1990	20.3 °C
1991	21.3 °C
1992	19.9 °C
1993	21.9 °C
1994	21.7 °C
1995	20.7 °C
1996	19.6 °C
1997	19.1 °C
1998	20.6 °C
1999	20.9 °C
2000	19.4 °C
2001	20.4 °C
2002	20.9 °C
2003	19.4 °C
2004	20.4 °C
2005	21.1 °C
2006	20.7 °C
2007	20.1 °C
2008	20.5 °C
2009	19.8 °C
2010	22.2 °C
2011	21.7 °C
2012	21.3 °C
2013	20.4 °C
2014	20.2 °C
2015	21.6 °C
2016	21.2 °C
2017	20.5 °C
2018	20.9 °C
2019	21.1 °C
2020	20.5 °C
2021	21.7 °C
2022	21.8 °C
2023	21.3 °C
2024	21.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Bayonne's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Newark Liberty Intl Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

Jersey City Elizabeth Newark Harrison East Newark Hillside