Grafton, NE 68365 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Grafton, NE?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/25, about 240 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 170 frost-free days later.
Grafton 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 Grafton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/25 isn't a guarantee
04/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 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 Grafton compares
Grafton's growing season runs about 170 days, ranking 29,266 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 227 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Grafton's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Grafton can differ from the 68365 normal.