Marquette, NE 68854 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Marquette, NE, ZIP 68854
Around 04/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 243 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 165 frost-free days later.
Marquette 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 Marquette 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
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Marquette compares
About 165 days separate Marquette's last and first frost, putting it 30,747 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 305 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Marquette can differ from the 68854 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Marquette's frost date answer different questions.