Atlanta, NE 68923 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Atlanta, NE?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/02, about 247 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 162 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Atlanta, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Atlanta before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Atlanta's last frost
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Atlanta compares
Atlanta's growing season runs about 162 days, ranking 31,895 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 366 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Atlanta's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Atlanta can differ from the 68923 normal.