Burton, NE 68753 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Burton, NE, ZIP 68753
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/10, about 255 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 143 frost-free days later.
Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Burton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5a around Burton has about 5 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
05/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Burton compares
Burton's growing season runs about 143 days, ranking 36,692 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 575 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Burton's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Burton can differ from the 68753 normal.