Harvard, NE 68944 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Harvard, NE?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/19, roughly 234 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 181 frost-free days later.
Harvard sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Harvard 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
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Harvard compares
About 181 days separate Harvard's last and first frost, putting it 24,645 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 48 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Harvard's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Harvard can differ from the 68944 normal.