When to plant in Cliffwood Beach, NJ

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

Safe to plant out

May 3

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 20

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 21

1 year in 10 by Oct 10

Frost-free days

180

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Freehold-Marlboro · 14.6 km away · station 59 m, town 16 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	Mar 8 – Mar 22	May 3 – May 17	Jun 27
Sweet pepper	Feb 22 – Mar 8	May 3 – May 17	Jul 2
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 16 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 2
Peas	—	Mar 20 – Apr 17	May 14
Bush beans	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 15
Carrot	—	Mar 31 – May 12	May 30
Beet	—	Mar 31 – May 12	May 20
Potato	—	Mar 31 – Apr 21	Jun 9
Kale	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 9
Broccoli	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 13	May 22
Cucumber	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 22
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 17
Winter squash	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jul 22
Sweet corn	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 25
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	Jun 21
Garlic	—	Oct 7 – Nov 4 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 20 – Apr 17	Apr 27
Basil	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 3 – May 17	Jun 29

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Cliffwood Beach'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
1882	May 3
1883	Apr 30
1893	Apr 7
1894	Apr 12
1895	Apr 18
1896	Apr 11
1897	Apr 21
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 22
1900	May 10
1901	Apr 2
1902	Apr 16
1932	Apr 24
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 30
1935	Apr 17
1936	Apr 27
1937	Apr 12
1938	Apr 11
1939	May 17
1940	Apr 29
1941	May 3
1942	Apr 14
1943	May 2
1944	Apr 14
1945	Apr 29
1946	Apr 18
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 23
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 22
1951	Apr 17
1952	Apr 12
1953	Apr 22
1954	Apr 13
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 25
1957	May 4
1958	Apr 10
1959	Apr 23
1960	Apr 19
1961	Apr 20
1962	Apr 17
1963	Apr 29
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 25
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 26
1968	Apr 12
1969	Apr 14
1970	May 7
1971	Apr 17
1972	Apr 28
1973	Apr 15
1974	Apr 11
1975	Apr 23
1977	Apr 10
1978	May 1
1979	Apr 21
1980	Apr 18
1981	May 9
1982	Apr 23
1984	Apr 10
1985	Apr 11
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 3
1992	Apr 15
1993	Apr 8
1994	Apr 23
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 14
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 24
2003	Apr 9
2005	Apr 17
2006	Apr 18
2008	May 13
2009	Apr 17
2010	Mar 28
2011	Mar 30
2012	Apr 28
2013	May 4
2014	Apr 30
2015	Apr 25
2016	May 16
2018	Apr 22
2019	Apr 28
2020	Apr 19
2021	Apr 3
2022	Apr 21
2023	Apr 10
2024	Apr 26
2025	Apr 9
2026	Apr 21

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1882	183
1893	192
1894	185
1895	173
1896	180
1897	171
1898	202
1899	162
1900	162
1901	205
1902	195
1932	172
1933	181
1934	165
1935	170
1936	182
1937	179
1938	179
1939	151
1940	172
1941	166
1942	195
1943	156
1944	184
1945	157
1946	208
1947	139
1948	178
1949	193
1950	187
1951	199
1952	190
1953	168
1954	201
1955	197
1956	168
1957	160
1958	178
1959	178
1960	184
1961	190
1962	190
1963	147
1964	180
1965	162
1966	172
1967	185
1968	176
1969	191
1970	163
1971	201
1972	165
1973	204
1974	174
1975	190
1977	196
1978	167
1979	172
1980	187
1981	153
1982	177
1984	206
1990	190
1991	200
1992	185
1993	185
1994	171
1999	193
2000	178
2001	172
2002	190
2003	176
2006	177
2008	159
2009	184
2010	217
2011	211
2012	168
2013	174
2014	172
2015	175
2016	150
2018	182
2019	187
2020	194
2021	214
2022	191
2023	205
2024	191
2025	211

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1882	17.2 °C
1883	16.8 °C
1893	17.9 °C
1894	18.5 °C
1895	18.5 °C
1896	18.8 °C
1897	17.9 °C
1898	18.3 °C
1899	18.2 °C
1900	19.6 °C
1901	18.1 °C
1902	17.7 °C
1932	18.8 °C
1933	19.2 °C
1934	19.4 °C
1935	18.2 °C
1937	19.0 °C
1938	19.1 °C
1939	19.3 °C
1940	17.5 °C
1941	19.3 °C
1942	19.4 °C
1943	18.9 °C
1944	19.3 °C
1945	18.7 °C
1946	18.5 °C
1947	19.1 °C
1948	18.9 °C
1949	19.7 °C
1950	17.7 °C
1951	18.8 °C
1952	19.4 °C
1953	19.4 °C
1954	18.7 °C
1955	20.1 °C
1956	18.1 °C
1957	19.7 °C
1958	18.5 °C
1959	20.1 °C
1960	19.1 °C
1961	18.9 °C
1962	18.4 °C
1963	18.4 °C
1964	18.9 °C
1965	18.9 °C
1966	18.5 °C
1967	17.9 °C
1968	18.6 °C
1969	18.7 °C
1970	18.7 °C
1971	18.2 °C
1972	18.0 °C
1973	19.1 °C
1974	18.3 °C
1975	18.1 °C
1977	18.8 °C
1978	17.9 °C
1979	18.4 °C
1980	19.4 °C
1981	18.6 °C
1982	18.2 °C
1984	18.5 °C
1985	19.0 °C
1990	18.7 °C
1991	20.1 °C
1992	17.8 °C
1993	19.4 °C
1994	19.9 °C
1999	20.1 °C
2000	18.9 °C
2001	19.6 °C
2002	20.0 °C
2003	18.5 °C
2006	19.2 °C
2008	18.7 °C
2009	18.8 °C
2010	20.9 °C
2011	20.3 °C
2012	20.2 °C
2013	19.1 °C
2014	19.0 °C
2015	19.9 °C
2016	19.9 °C
2017	19.3 °C
2018	20.1 °C
2019	20.3 °C
2020	20.0 °C
2021	20.3 °C
2023	19.7 °C
2024	19.9 °C
2025	19.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1882, Cliffwood Beach's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Freehold-Marlboro (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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