New Jersey Plant Hardiness Zones

Hardiness Zones, also referred to as Growing Zones or Planting zones are defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The zones in this map were created in 2023 using mean extreme climate data covering the period of 1991 to 2020. The previous version of this map released in 2012 was created using climate data from the period of 1976-2005. The data in the 2012 maps covered a cooler period than the 2023 maps.

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New Jersey Hardiness Zones Map - 2023

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List of Hardiness Zones for Locations in New Jersey

Location2023 Hardiness Zone2012 Hardiness Zone1990 Hardiness Zone
Asbury Park7b - 5°F to 10°F 7a - 0°F to 5°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Atlantic City8a - 10°F to 15°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Avenel7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Bayonne7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Bergenfield7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Bridgeton7b - 5°F to 10°F 7a - 0°F to 5°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Camden7b - 5°F to 10°F 7a - 0°F to 5°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Carteret7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Cliffside Park7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Clifton7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Dover6b - -5°F to 0°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Dumont7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
East Orange7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Elizabeth7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Ellisburg7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Elmwood Park7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Englewood7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Fair Lawn7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Fort Lee7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Garfield7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Glassboro7b - 5°F to 10°F 7a - 0°F to 5°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Hackensack7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Harrison7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Hawthorne7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Highland Park7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Hoboken7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Iselin7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Jersey City7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Kearny7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Lakewood7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Linden7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Lodi7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Long Branch7b - 5°F to 10°F 7a - 0°F to 5°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Madison7a - 0°F to 5°F 6a - -10°F to -5°F6a - -10°F to -5°F
Metuchen7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Millville7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Morris Plains7a - 0°F to 5°F 6a - -10°F to -5°F6a - -10°F to -5°F
Morristown7a - 0°F to 5°F 6a - -10°F to -5°F6a - -10°F to -5°F
New Brunswick7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
New Milford7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Newark7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
North Arlington7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
North Plainfield7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Ocean Acres7a - 0°F to 5°F 7a - 0°F to 5°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Old Bridge7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Palisades Park7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Paramus7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Parsippany7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Passaic7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Paterson7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Perth Amboy7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Phillipsburg7a - 0°F to 5°F 6a - -10°F to -5°F6a - -10°F to -5°F
Plainfield7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Pleasantville7b - 5°F to 10°F 7b - 5°F to 10°F7b - 5°F to 10°F
Point Pleasant7b - 5°F to 10°F 7a - 0°F to 5°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Preakness7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Princeton7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Rahway7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Ridgewood7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Rutherford7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Sayreville7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Secaucus7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Sicklerville7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Somerset7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
South Plainfield7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
South River7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Summit7a - 0°F to 5°F 6a - -10°F to -5°F6a - -10°F to -5°F
Tenafly7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Tinton Falls7b - 5°F to 10°F 7a - 0°F to 5°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Toms River7a - 0°F to 5°F 7a - 0°F to 5°F7a - 0°F to 5°F
Trenton7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Union City7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Vauxhall7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Vineland7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
West New York7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Westfield7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Williamstown7a - 0°F to 5°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F
Woodbridge7b - 5°F to 10°F 6b - -5°F to 0°F6b - -5°F to 0°F