Falls City, NE 68355 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Falls City, NE?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Falls City 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 Falls City 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
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Falls City compares
About 180 days separate Falls City's last and first frost, putting it 24,864 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 55 of 605.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Falls City's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Falls City's dates instead of trusting one.