Boys Town, NE 68010 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Boys Town, NE?
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 179 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Boys Town 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 Boys Town 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
04/21 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. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Boys Town compares
At roughly 179 frost-free days, Boys Town places 25,425 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 71 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Boys Town can differ from the 68010 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Boys Town's frost date answer different questions.