Jackson, NE 68743 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Jackson, NE, ZIP 68743
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/05, about 159 frost-free days later.
Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 Jackson, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5a around Jackson has about 5 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 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 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. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jackson compares
Jackson's growing season runs about 159 days, ranking 32,783 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 411 of 605.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Jackson's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Jackson's dates instead of trusting one.