Shubert, NE 68437 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Shubert, NE?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/24, roughly 239 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 167 frost-free days later.
Shubert 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Shubert before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Shubert's last frost
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 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 Shubert compares
About 167 days separate Shubert's last and first frost, putting it 30,220 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 281 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Shubert can differ from the 68437 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Shubert's frost date answer different questions.