Gering, NE 69341 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gering, NE?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/08, roughly 253 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 147 frost-free days later.
Gering 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 Gering before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/08 isn't a guarantee
05/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gering compares
Gering's growing season runs about 147 days, ranking 35,881 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 542 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Gering's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Gering can differ from the 69341 normal.