Naponee, NE 68960 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Naponee, NE, ZIP 68960
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/25, roughly 240 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 170 frost-free days later.
Naponee 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
Zone 6a around Naponee 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.
Why 04/25 isn't a guarantee
04/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Naponee compares
Naponee's growing season runs about 170 days, ranking 29,273 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 228 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Naponee can differ from the 68960 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Naponee's frost date answer different questions.