Valparaiso, NE 68065 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Valparaiso, NE, ZIP 68065
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/22, about 237 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 175 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Valparaiso, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5b around Valparaiso 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 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 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. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Valparaiso compares
Valparaiso's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 27,154 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 115 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Valparaiso can differ from the 68065 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Valparaiso's frost date answer different questions.