Boys Town, NE 68119 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Boys Town, NE?
Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 183 frost-free days later.
Boys Town 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 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
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 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 Boys Town compares
About 183 days separate Boys Town's last and first frost, putting it 23,953 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 29 of 605.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Boys Town can differ from the 68119 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Boys Town's frost date answer different questions.