Creighton, NE 68729 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Creighton, NE, ZIP 68729
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 158 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Creighton in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 5a around Creighton 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.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Creighton compares
About 158 days separate Creighton's last and first frost, putting it 33,063 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 418 of 605.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Creighton's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Creighton's dates instead of trusting one.