Cody, NE 57574 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cody, NE?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/11, about 256 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 143 frost-free days later.
Cody sits in USDA Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Cody before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/11 isn't a guarantee
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cody compares
About 143 days separate Cody's last and first frost, putting it 36,655 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 569 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Cody can differ from the 57574 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Cody's frost date answer different questions.