Your nature year
Plainfield, New Jerseythrough the year
Also for South Plainfield, NJ: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Plainfield?
Within 150 miles we follow 19 places, out to Baltimore (Fort McHenry) 148 miles to the southwest. The closest place we follow is Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 24 miles away, for cherry blossoms, from late March or early April to mid-May (local timing).
New York City (26 mi) is the pick for fall foliage, usually well under way by mid-October (statewide). Frost usually lets go around Apr 11 and comes back around Oct 28, according to NOAA's Plainfield station, 1.1 miles away: roughly 200 days without it. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Mar 25 and first bloom around Apr 25.
Updated Sep 27. Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) ↗ (opens in a new tab), US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Near Plainfield right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 28 · last spring frost around Apr 11NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Plainfield (1.1 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Delaware Water Gap · 46 mi · Usually: sometime in OctoberFall foliage · in its window nowIn season
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge · 31 mi · Local timing: fall, winter and early springFall & winter wildlife · in its window nowIn season
- Spring migration · Prime Hook Refuge · 131 miLocal timing: March~5 months
Your guide around Plainfield
- Spring
- Fall
- Winter
Places on this map, as a list
Nearby, season by season
Cherry blossoms
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden · 24 miLocal timing: from late March or early April to mid-May~6 months
- Baltimore (Fort McHenry) · 148 miusually between the last week of March and the first week of April~6 months
Fall foliage
- New York City · 26 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~2 weeks
- Delaware Water Gap · 46 miUsually: sometime in OctoberIn season
- Cherry Valley Refuge · 46 miusually late October~3 weeks
Spring migration
- Prime Hook Refuge · 131 miLocal timing: March~5 months
Wildflowers
- Bombay Hook · 109 miLocal timing: April and May (full bloom in May)~6 months
Wildlife by season
- Target Rock Refuge · 56 miLocal timing: in the spring and summer months (March – September)~5 months
Fall & winter wildlife
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge · 31 miLocal timing: fall, winter and early springIn season
- Forsythe Refuge · 80 miLocal timing: December through February~2 months
- Wertheim Refuge · 81 miLocal timing: Late October through early April~3 weeks
Plainfield's nature year
- Wildlife by season · Target Rock RefugeMar–Sep
- Cherry blossoms · Brooklyn Botanic GardenMar–May
- Mar: Spring green-upMar
- Mar: Spring migration · Prime Hook RefugeMar
- Wildflowers · Bombay HookApr–May
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Fall & winter wildlife · Jamaica Bay Wildlife RefugeNowSep–Mar
- Oct: First fall frostNowOct
- Oct: Fall foliage · New York CityNowOct
Plainfield's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 11 to ~Oct 28
- First leaf ~Mar 25
- First bloom ~Apr 25
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 11
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 28
About 200 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 25
First bloom around Apr 25
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Plainfield (1.1 mi from Plainfield), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Plainfield?
On average around Oct 28, and the last spring frost around Apr 11: about 200 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Plainfield, 1.1 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Plainfield?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 25 and first bloom around Apr 25, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see cherry blossoms near Plainfield?
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 24 miles (local timing: from late March or early April to mid-May); Baltimore (Fort McHenry), 148 miles (usually between the last week of March and the first week of April). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall foliage near Plainfield?
New York City, 26 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October); Delaware Water Gap, 46 miles (usually: sometime in October); Cherry Valley Refuge, 46 miles (usually late October). Distances are straight-line.
How we know
US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, Spring Index 1991–2020 averages (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27)