Du Bois, NE 68345 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Du Bois, NE?
Around 04/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 237 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 173 frost-free days later.
Du Bois sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Du Bois 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
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Du Bois compares
Du Bois's growing season runs about 173 days, ranking 28,110 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 145 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Du Bois's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Du Bois can differ from the 68345 normal.