Farnam, NE 69029 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Farnam, NE?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/30, roughly 245 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 165 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 Farnam, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Farnam before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Farnam compares
At roughly 165 frost-free days, Farnam places 30,760 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 309 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Farnam's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Farnam can differ from the 69029 normal.