Greenwood, NE 68366 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Greenwood, NE?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 175 frost-free days later.
Greenwood sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 Greenwood before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Greenwood compares
At roughly 175 frost-free days, Greenwood places 27,152 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 114 of 605.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Greenwood can differ from the 68366 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Greenwood's frost date answer different questions.