Bennington, NE 68007 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bennington, NE?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/19, roughly 234 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bennington in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Bennington before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bennington compares
At roughly 180 frost-free days, Bennington places 24,896 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 56 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bennington's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bennington can differ from the 68007 normal.