Chapman, NE 68827 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Chapman, NE, ZIP 68827
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 174 frost-free days later.
Chapman sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 5b around Chapman 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chapman compares
About 174 days separate Chapman's last and first frost, putting it 27,629 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 140 of 605.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Chapman's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Chapman's dates instead of trusting one.