Hastings, NE 68901 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hastings, NE, ZIP 68901
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 176 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Hastings, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Hastings 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
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 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 Hastings compares
Hastings's growing season runs about 176 days, ranking 26,382 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 96 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Hastings's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Hastings can differ from the 68901 normal.