Stapleton, NE 69163 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stapleton, NE?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/08, about 253 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 146 frost-free days later.
Stapleton 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 5 weeks of growing season left in Stapleton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Stapleton compares
Stapleton's growing season runs about 146 days, ranking 36,128 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 553 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Stapleton's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Stapleton can differ from the 69163 normal.