Hooper, NE 68031 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hooper, NE, ZIP 68031
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 172 frost-free days later.
Hooper sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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
Zone 5b around Hooper has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 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 Hooper compares
Hooper's growing season runs about 172 days, ranking 28,413 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 154 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Hooper can differ from the 68031 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Hooper's frost date answer different questions.