Boys Town, NE 68139 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Boys Town, NE, ZIP 68139
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/16, roughly 231 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 183 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Boys Town in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Boys Town 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 04/16 isn't a guarantee
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
Boys Town's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,954 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 30 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Boys Town can differ from the 68139 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Boys Town's frost date answer different questions.