Stockville, NE 69042 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stockville, NE?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 160 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stockville in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Stockville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 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. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Stockville compares
At roughly 160 frost-free days, Stockville places 32,564 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 400 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Stockville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Stockville can differ from the 69042 normal.