Nehawka, NE 68413 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Nehawka, NE?
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 175 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 Nehawka, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Nehawka 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 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Nehawka compares
At roughly 175 frost-free days, Nehawka places 27,265 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 120 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Nehawka's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Nehawka can differ from the 68413 normal.