Henderson, NE 68371 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Henderson, NE?
Around 04/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 237 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 178 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Henderson, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Henderson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 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 Henderson compares
At roughly 178 frost-free days, Henderson places 25,814 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 87 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Henderson can differ from the 68371 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Henderson's frost date answer different questions.