Springfield, NE 68059 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Springfield, NE, ZIP 68059
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.
Springfield 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 Springfield 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.
Why 04/21 isn't a guarantee
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 Springfield compares
At roughly 179 frost-free days, Springfield places 25,374 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 69 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Springfield can differ from the 68059 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Springfield's frost date answer different questions.