Neligh, NE 68756 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Neligh, NE?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/04, about 249 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/04, about 153 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Neligh 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
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Neligh before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Neligh compares
About 153 days separate Neligh's last and first frost, putting it 34,558 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 488 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Neligh's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Neligh can differ from the 68756 normal.