Nenzel, NE 69219 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Nenzel, NE?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/10, roughly 255 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/29, about 141 frost-free days later.
Nenzel sits in USDA Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 Nenzel 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. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Nenzel compares
At roughly 141 frost-free days, Nenzel places 37,019 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NE, it ranks 584 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Nenzel can differ from the 69219 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Nenzel's frost date answer different questions.