Beatrice, NE 68310 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Beatrice, NE, ZIP 68310
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 172 frost-free days later.
Beatrice sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
Zone 6a around Beatrice has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Beatrice compares
Beatrice's growing season runs about 172 days, ranking 28,220 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 147 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Beatrice's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Beatrice can differ from the 68310 normal.