Boys Town, NE 68182 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Boys Town, NE?
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
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
Boys Town's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,964 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 40 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Boys Town's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Boys Town can differ from the 68182 normal.