Stratton, NE 69043 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stratton, NE?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 166 frost-free days later.
Stratton sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Stratton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Stratton's last frost
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Stratton compares
About 166 days separate Stratton's last and first frost, putting it 30,445 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 287 of 605.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Stratton can differ from the 69043 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Stratton's frost date answer different questions.