Big Springs, NE 69122 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Big Springs, NE?
Around 05/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 255 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 146 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Big Springs 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 5 weeks of growing season left in Big Springs before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/10 isn't a guarantee
05/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Big Springs compares
At roughly 146 frost-free days, Big Springs places 36,107 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 551 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Big Springs's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Big Springs can differ from the 69122 normal.