Prague, NE 68050 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Prague, NE?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 174 frost-free days later.
Prague 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Prague before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
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. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Prague compares
At roughly 174 frost-free days, Prague places 27,619 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 139 of 605.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Prague's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Prague's dates instead of trusting one.