Malcolm, NE 68529 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Malcolm, NE, ZIP 68529
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 171 frost-free days later.
Malcolm 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
Zone 6a around Malcolm has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 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 Malcolm compares
About 171 days separate Malcolm's last and first frost, putting it 28,782 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 196 of 605.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Malcolm's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Malcolm's dates instead of trusting one.