Liberty, NE 68381 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Liberty, NE, ZIP 68381
Around 04/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 237 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 179 frost-free days later.
Liberty 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 Liberty has about 8 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.
Why 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 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 Liberty compares
About 179 days separate Liberty's last and first frost, putting it 25,537 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 84 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Liberty can differ from the 68381 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Liberty's frost date answer different questions.