Bloomfield, NE 68718 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bloomfield, NE, ZIP 68718
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 160 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bloomfield in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5b around Bloomfield has about 6 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bloomfield compares
About 160 days separate Bloomfield's last and first frost, putting it 32,436 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 380 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bloomfield can differ from the 68718 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Bloomfield's frost date answer different questions.