Gilead, NE 68362 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Gilead, NE, ZIP 68362
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.
Gilead 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 Gilead 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. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gilead compares
Gilead's growing season runs about 172 days, ranking 28,560 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 181 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Gilead can differ from the 68362 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Gilead's frost date answer different questions.