Frost dates by state
Nebraska Frost Dates
Across Nebraska's 528 cities and towns, the average last spring frost runs from April 15 in Leshara to May 24 in Lyman. Average last frost elsewhere: Omaha Apr 16, Lincoln Apr 24 and Scottsbluff May 5.
Frost dates for every city and town in Nebraska
Dates are for 32°F at the NOAA station nearest the ZIP code at each Nebraska town's center. "Safer date" is when only 1 year in 10 still gets a frost, a good target for tomatoes and peppers.
| City | Average last frost | Safer date | Average first frost | Frost-free days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abie | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Adams | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Ainsworth | May 2 | May 14 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Albion | May 1 | May 12 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Alda | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Alexandria | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Allen | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 155 |
| Alliance | May 11 | May 28 | Oct 3 | 145 |
| Alma | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Alvo | Apr 27 | May 8 | Oct 10 | 166 |
| Amherst | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Anoka | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 6 | 155 |
| Anselmo | May 10 | May 24 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Ansley | May 3 | May 18 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Arapahoe | May 1 | May 13 | Oct 7 | 159 |
| Arcadia | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Arlington | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Arnold | May 5 | May 19 | Oct 3 | 151 |
| Arthur | May 9 | May 22 | Oct 3 | 147 |
| Ashland | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Ashton | May 2 | May 14 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Atkinson | May 4 | May 18 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Atlanta | May 2 | May 15 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Auburn | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 10 | 169 |
| Aurora | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 15 | 177 |
| Avoca | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Axtell | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Ayr | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Bancroft | Apr 28 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 167 |
| Barada | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Barneston | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Bartlett | May 4 | May 20 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Bartley | May 3 | May 15 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Bassett | May 2 | May 14 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Battle Creek | May 1 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 156 |
| Bayard | May 5 | May 16 | Oct 11 | 159 |
| Bazile Mills | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Beatrice | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Beaver City | May 4 | May 20 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Beaver Crossing | Apr 26 | May 6 | Oct 13 | 170 |
| Bee | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Beemer | Apr 28 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 167 |
| Belden | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 155 |
| Belgrade | May 1 | May 12 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Bellevue | Apr 17 | May 1 | Oct 19 | 185 |
| Bellwood | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Belvidere | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Benedict | Apr 29 | May 9 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Benkelman | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Bennet | Apr 27 | May 8 | Oct 10 | 166 |
| Bennington | Apr 19 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 181 |
| Bertrand | May 1 | May 12 | Oct 8 | 160 |
| Berwyn | May 3 | May 18 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Big Springs | May 10 | May 22 | Oct 3 | 146 |
| Bladen | May 1 | May 14 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Blair | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Bloomfield | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Bloomington | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Blue Hill | May 1 | May 14 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Blue Springs | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Boys Town | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Bradshaw | Apr 29 | May 9 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Brady | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 10 | 161 |
| Brainard | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Brewster | May 6 | May 19 | Oct 3 | 150 |
| Bridgeport | May 8 | May 23 | Oct 3 | 148 |
| Bristow | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 6 | 155 |
| Broadwater | May 13 | May 25 | Sep 28 | 138 |
| Brock | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 10 | 169 |
| Broken Bow | May 10 | May 24 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Brownville | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 10 | 169 |
| Brule | May 10 | May 22 | Oct 3 | 146 |
| Bruning | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Bruno | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Brunswick | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Burchard | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Burr | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Burton | May 10 | May 23 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Burwell | May 5 | May 19 | Oct 3 | 151 |
| Bushnell | May 10 | May 24 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Butte | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 6 | 155 |
| Byron | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Cairo | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Callaway | May 3 | May 14 | Oct 6 | 156 |
| Cambridge | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 5 | 154 |
| Campbell | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Carleton | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Carroll | Apr 29 | May 12 | Oct 11 | 165 |
| Cedar Bluffs | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Cedar Creek | Apr 17 | May 1 | Oct 19 | 185 |
| Cedar Rapids | May 1 | May 12 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Center | Apr 25 | May 9 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Central City | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 10 | 165 |
| Ceresco | Apr 22 | May 3 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Chadron | May 15 | May 31 | Sep 28 | 136 |
| Chambers | May 1 | May 12 | Oct 7 | 159 |
| Chapman | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Chappell | May 8 | May 21 | Oct 5 | 150 |
| Chester | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Clarks | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 10 | 165 |
| Clarkson | Apr 27 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 166 |
| Clatonia | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 12 | 172 |
| Clay Center | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Clearwater | May 7 | May 21 | Sep 30 | 146 |
| Clinton | May 13 | May 25 | Sep 30 | 140 |
| Cody | May 10 | May 23 | Sep 29 | 142 |
| Coleridge | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 5 | 158 |
| Colon | Apr 23 | May 8 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Columbus | Apr 21 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 177 |
| Comstock | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Concord | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 155 |
| Cook | Apr 26 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 167 |
| Cordova | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Cornlea | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Cortland | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Cotesfield | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 174 |
| Cowles | May 1 | May 14 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Cozad | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 9 | 162 |
| Crab Orchard | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Craig | Apr 28 | May 8 | Oct 10 | 165 |
| Crawford | May 13 | Jun 2 | Sep 30 | 140 |
| Creighton | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Creston | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Crete | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 12 | 172 |
| Crofton | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Crookston | May 10 | May 23 | Sep 29 | 142 |
| Culbertson | May 2 | May 13 | Oct 9 | 160 |
| Curtis | May 1 | May 13 | Oct 9 | 161 |
| Cushing | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 174 |
| Dakota City | Apr 29 | May 14 | Oct 5 | 159 |
| Dalton | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 13 | 168 |
| Danbury | May 1 | May 15 | Oct 9 | 161 |
| Dannebrog | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 174 |
| Davenport | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Davey | Apr 22 | May 3 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| David City | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Dawson | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Daykin | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| De Witt | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Decatur | May 1 | May 13 | Oct 3 | 155 |
| Denton | Apr 22 | May 4 | Oct 14 | 175 |
| Deshler | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Deweese | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Diller | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Dix | May 15 | May 31 | Sep 26 | 134 |
| Dixon | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 155 |
| Dodge | Apr 25 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Doniphan | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Dorchester | Apr 26 | May 6 | Oct 13 | 170 |
| Douglas | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Du Bois | Apr 22 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 176 |
| Dunbar | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Duncan | Apr 21 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 177 |
| Dunning | May 9 | May 22 | Oct 2 | 146 |
| Dwight | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Eagle | Apr 27 | May 8 | Oct 10 | 166 |
| Eddyville | May 10 | May 22 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Edgar | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Edison | May 1 | May 13 | Oct 7 | 159 |
| Elba | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 174 |
| Elgin | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 9 | 163 |
| Elk Creek | Apr 26 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 167 |
| Elm Creek | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 13 | 170 |
| Elmwood | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Elsie | May 4 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Elwood | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Elyria | May 5 | May 19 | Oct 3 | 151 |
| Emerson | May 5 | May 18 | Oct 1 | 149 |
| Emmet | May 3 | May 16 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Endicott | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Ericson | May 4 | May 20 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Eustis | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Ewing | May 7 | May 21 | Sep 30 | 146 |
| Exeter | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Fairbury | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Fairfield | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Fairmont | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Falls City | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Farnam | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Farwell | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 174 |
| Filley | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Firth | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 12 | 172 |
| Fordyce | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Fort Calhoun | Apr 19 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 181 |
| Foster | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Franklin | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Fremont | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Friend | Apr 26 | May 6 | Oct 13 | 170 |
| Fullerton | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 5 | 158 |
| Funk | May 2 | May 15 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Gandy | May 8 | May 24 | Oct 3 | 148 |
| Garland | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Garrison | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Geneva | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Genoa | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 5 | 158 |
| Gering | May 5 | May 18 | Oct 4 | 152 |
| Gibbon | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Gilead | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Giltner | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 15 | 177 |
| Glenvil | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Goehner | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Gordon | May 11 | May 26 | Oct 2 | 144 |
| Gothenburg | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 9 | 162 |
| Grafton | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Grand Island | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Grant | May 4 | May 16 | Oct 7 | 156 |
| Greeley Center | May 5 | May 17 | Oct 2 | 150 |
| Greenwood | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Gresham | Apr 29 | May 9 | Oct 9 | 163 |
| Gretna | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Gross | Apr 27 | May 11 | Oct 13 | 169 |
| Guide Rock | May 1 | May 14 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Gurley | May 8 | May 20 | Oct 4 | 149 |
| Hadar | May 1 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 156 |
| Haigler | May 5 | May 19 | Oct 5 | 153 |
| Hallam | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 12 | 172 |
| Halsey | May 9 | May 22 | Oct 2 | 146 |
| Hamlet | Apr 29 | May 12 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Hampton | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 15 | 177 |
| Harbine | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Hardy | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 10 | 164 |
| Harrison | May 20 | Jun 5 | Sep 21 | 124 |
| Hartington | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 5 | 158 |
| Harvard | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Hastings | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Hay Springs | May 14 | May 27 | Sep 30 | 139 |
| Hayes Center | May 3 | May 16 | Oct 10 | 160 |
| Hazard | May 4 | May 18 | Oct 3 | 152 |
| Heartwell | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Hebron | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Hemingford | May 13 | May 26 | Oct 2 | 142 |
| Henderson | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 18 | 179 |
| Hendley | May 4 | May 20 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Henry | May 11 | May 26 | Sep 29 | 141 |
| Herman | Apr 28 | May 8 | Oct 10 | 165 |
| Hershey | May 4 | May 16 | Oct 9 | 158 |
| Hickman | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 12 | 172 |
| Hildreth | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Holbrook | May 3 | May 15 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Holdrege | May 2 | May 15 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Holstein | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Homer | Apr 29 | May 14 | Oct 5 | 159 |
| Hooper | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Hordville | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 10 | 165 |
| Hoskins | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 7 | 160 |
| Howard City (Boelus) | May 4 | May 18 | Oct 3 | 152 |
| Howells | Apr 25 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Hubbard | Apr 29 | May 14 | Oct 5 | 159 |
| Hubbell | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Humboldt | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 13 | 173 |
| Humphrey | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Huntley | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Hyannis | May 4 | May 16 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Imperial | May 7 | May 18 | Oct 5 | 151 |
| Indianola | May 1 | May 15 | Oct 9 | 161 |
| Inglewood | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Inman | May 3 | May 16 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Ithaca | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Jackson | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 7 | 161 |
| Jansen | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Johnson | Apr 26 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 167 |
| Johnstown | May 2 | May 14 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Julian | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 10 | 169 |
| Juniata | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Kearney | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Kenesaw | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Kennard | Apr 19 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 181 |
| Kilgore | May 10 | May 23 | Sep 29 | 142 |
| Kimball | May 15 | May 31 | Sep 26 | 134 |
| La Vista | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Lamar | May 7 | May 18 | Oct 5 | 151 |
| Laurel | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 155 |
| Lawrence | May 1 | May 14 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Lebanon | May 3 | May 15 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Leigh | Apr 27 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 166 |
| Leshara | Apr 15 | Apr 29 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Lewellen | May 9 | May 22 | Oct 2 | 146 |
| Lewiston | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Lexington | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 13 | 170 |
| Liberty | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Lincoln | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 13 | 172 |
| Lindsay | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Linwood | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Litchfield | May 3 | May 18 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Lodgepole | May 14 | May 31 | Sep 29 | 138 |
| Long Pine | May 2 | May 14 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Loomis | May 2 | May 15 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Lorton | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Louisville | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Loup City | May 2 | May 14 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Lushton | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 18 | 179 |
| Lyman | May 24 | Jun 12 | Sep 20 | 119 |
| Lynch | May 8 | May 21 | Oct 2 | 147 |
| Lyons | May 1 | May 15 | Oct 6 | 158 |
| Madison | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Madrid | May 4 | May 16 | Oct 7 | 156 |
| Magnet | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Malcolm | Apr 22 | May 3 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Malmo | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 13 | 173 |
| Manley | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Marquette | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 10 | 165 |
| Martinsburg | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 155 |
| Maskell | May 3 | May 16 | Oct 3 | 153 |
| Mason City | May 3 | May 18 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Maxwell | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 10 | 161 |
| Maywood | May 1 | May 13 | Oct 9 | 161 |
| McCook | May 2 | May 14 | Oct 9 | 160 |
| McCool Junction | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| McGrew | May 5 | May 16 | Oct 11 | 159 |
| McLean | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Mead | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Meadow Grove | May 1 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 156 |
| Melbeta | May 5 | May 18 | Oct 4 | 152 |
| Memphis | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Merna | May 10 | May 24 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Merriman | May 13 | May 27 | Oct 1 | 141 |
| Milford | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Miller | May 3 | May 18 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Milligan | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Minatare | May 5 | May 18 | Oct 4 | 152 |
| Minden | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Mitchell | May 7 | May 21 | Oct 2 | 148 |
| Monowi | May 8 | May 21 | Oct 2 | 147 |
| Monroe | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 5 | 158 |
| Moorefield | May 1 | May 13 | Oct 9 | 161 |
| Morrill | May 11 | May 26 | Sep 29 | 141 |
| Morse Bluff | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 13 | 173 |
| Mullen | May 10 | May 24 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Murdock | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Murray | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Naper | May 3 | May 15 | Oct 10 | 160 |
| Naponee | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Nebraska City | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Nehawka | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Neligh | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Nelson | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 10 | 164 |
| Nemaha | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 10 | 169 |
| Nenzel | May 10 | May 23 | Sep 29 | 142 |
| Newcastle | May 3 | May 16 | Oct 3 | 153 |
| Newman Grove | May 1 | May 12 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Newport | May 6 | May 20 | Oct 1 | 148 |
| Nickerson | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Niobrara | Apr 25 | May 9 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Nora | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 10 | 164 |
| Norfolk | May 1 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 156 |
| Norman | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| North Bend | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| North Loup | May 5 | May 19 | Oct 3 | 151 |
| North Platte | May 3 | May 15 | Oct 10 | 160 |
| O'Neill | May 3 | May 16 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Oak | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 10 | 164 |
| Oakdale | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Oakland | Apr 28 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 167 |
| Obert | May 3 | May 16 | Oct 3 | 153 |
| Oconto | May 10 | May 22 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Octavia | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Odell | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Ogallala | May 1 | May 12 | Oct 12 | 164 |
| Ohiowa | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Omaha | Apr 16 | May 6 | Oct 18 | 185 |
| Ong | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Orchard | May 7 | May 21 | Sep 30 | 146 |
| Ord | May 5 | May 19 | Oct 3 | 151 |
| Orleans | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Osceola | Apr 25 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Oshkosh | May 9 | May 22 | Oct 2 | 146 |
| Osmond | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Otoe | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Overton | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 13 | 170 |
| Oxford | May 1 | May 12 | Oct 8 | 160 |
| Page | May 7 | May 21 | Sep 30 | 146 |
| Palisade | Apr 29 | May 12 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Palmer | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 174 |
| Palmyra | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Panama | Apr 27 | May 8 | Oct 10 | 166 |
| Papillion | Apr 17 | May 1 | Oct 19 | 185 |
| Pawnee City | Apr 22 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 176 |
| Paxton | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 18 | 179 |
| Pender | May 5 | May 18 | Oct 1 | 149 |
| Peru | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 10 | 169 |
| Petersburg | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 9 | 163 |
| Phillips | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Pickrell | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Pierce | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Pilger | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 7 | 160 |
| Plainview | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Platte Center | Apr 21 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 177 |
| Plattsmouth | Apr 17 | May 1 | Oct 19 | 185 |
| Pleasant Dale | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Pleasanton | May 4 | May 18 | Oct 3 | 152 |
| Plymouth | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Polk | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 10 | 165 |
| Ponca | May 3 | May 16 | Oct 3 | 153 |
| Potter | May 15 | May 31 | Sep 26 | 134 |
| Prague | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 13 | 173 |
| Primrose | May 1 | May 12 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Prosser | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Ragan | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Ralston | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Randolph | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Ravenna | May 4 | May 18 | Oct 3 | 152 |
| Raymond | Apr 22 | May 3 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Red Cloud | May 1 | May 14 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Republican City | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Reynolds | Apr 24 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Richland | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Rising City | Apr 29 | May 9 | Oct 9 | 163 |
| Riverdale | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Riverton | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Roca | Apr 22 | May 4 | Oct 14 | 175 |
| Rockville | May 4 | May 18 | Oct 3 | 152 |
| Rogers | Apr 26 | May 8 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Rosalie | May 1 | May 15 | Oct 6 | 158 |
| Roseland | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Royal | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Rulo | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 14 | 179 |
| Rushville | May 13 | May 25 | Sep 30 | 140 |
| Ruskin | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 10 | 164 |
| Salem | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Santee | Apr 25 | May 9 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Sargent | May 3 | May 15 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Saronville | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Schuyler | Apr 21 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 177 |
| Scotia | May 5 | May 19 | Oct 3 | 151 |
| Scottsbluff | May 5 | May 18 | Oct 4 | 152 |
| Scribner | Apr 28 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 167 |
| Seward | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Shelby | Apr 25 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Shelton | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Shickley | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Sholes | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 155 |
| Shubert | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Sidney | May 15 | May 30 | Sep 30 | 138 |
| Silver Creek | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 5 | 158 |
| Smithfield | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 13 | 170 |
| Snyder | Apr 28 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 167 |
| South Bend | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| South Sioux City | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 7 | 161 |
| Spalding | May 4 | May 20 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Spencer | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 6 | 155 |
| Sprague | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 12 | 172 |
| Springfield | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Springview | May 10 | May 23 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| St. Edward | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 5 | 158 |
| St. Helena | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 11 | 167 |
| St. Paul | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 174 |
| Stamford | May 4 | May 20 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Stanton | Apr 28 | May 9 | Oct 9 | 164 |
| Staplehurst | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Stapleton | May 8 | May 24 | Oct 3 | 148 |
| Steele City | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Steinauer | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 13 | 173 |
| Stella | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 10 | 169 |
| Sterling | Apr 26 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 167 |
| Stockham | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Stockville | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 5 | 154 |
| Strang | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Stratton | Apr 29 | May 12 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Stromsburg | Apr 25 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Stuart | May 4 | May 18 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Sumner | May 10 | May 22 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Superior | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 10 | 164 |
| Surprise | Apr 29 | May 9 | Oct 9 | 163 |
| Sutherland | May 4 | May 16 | Oct 9 | 158 |
| Sutton | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Swanton | Apr 24 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Syracuse | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Table Rock | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 13 | 173 |
| Talmage | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Tarnov | Apr 21 | May 5 | Oct 15 | 177 |
| Taylor | May 3 | May 15 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Tecumseh | Apr 26 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 167 |
| Tekamah | Apr 28 | May 8 | Oct 10 | 165 |
| Terrytown | May 5 | May 18 | Oct 4 | 152 |
| Thayer | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 18 | 179 |
| Thedford | May 9 | May 22 | Oct 2 | 146 |
| Thurston | May 5 | May 18 | Oct 1 | 149 |
| Tilden | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Tobias | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Trenton | Apr 29 | May 12 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Trumbull | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Uehling | Apr 28 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 167 |
| Ulysses | Apr 29 | May 9 | Oct 9 | 163 |
| Unadilla | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Union | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Upland | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Utica | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Valentine | May 6 | May 19 | Oct 4 | 151 |
| Valley | Apr 15 | Apr 29 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Valparaiso | Apr 22 | May 3 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Venango | May 10 | May 22 | Oct 3 | 146 |
| Verdel | May 8 | May 21 | Oct 2 | 147 |
| Verdigre | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Verdon | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Virginia | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Waco | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 18 | 179 |
| Wahoo | Apr 23 | May 8 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Wakefield | May 5 | May 18 | Oct 1 | 149 |
| Wallace | May 4 | May 16 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Walthill | May 1 | May 15 | Oct 6 | 158 |
| Washington | Apr 19 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 181 |
| Waterbury | May 5 | May 18 | Oct 1 | 149 |
| Waterloo | Apr 15 | Apr 29 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Wauneta | May 2 | May 13 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Wausa | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Waverly | Apr 27 | May 8 | Oct 10 | 166 |
| Wayne | Apr 29 | May 12 | Oct 11 | 165 |
| Weeping Water | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Wellfleet | May 1 | May 13 | Oct 9 | 161 |
| West Point | Apr 28 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 167 |
| Western | Apr 26 | May 6 | Oct 13 | 170 |
| Weston | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 13 | 173 |
| Whitney | May 14 | May 27 | Sep 30 | 139 |
| Wilber | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 12 | 172 |
| Wilcox | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Wilsonville | May 4 | May 20 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Winnebago | May 1 | May 15 | Oct 6 | 158 |
| Winnetoon | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Winside | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 7 | 160 |
| Winslow | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Wisner | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 7 | 160 |
| Wolbach | May 5 | May 17 | Oct 2 | 150 |
| Wood Lake | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 11 | 164 |
| Wood River | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Wymore | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Wynot | May 3 | May 16 | Oct 3 | 153 |
| York | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 18 | 179 |
| Yutan | Apr 15 | Apr 29 | Oct 21 | 189 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. City centers from the US Census Bureau. Click a city for its nearest station and, where it has frost dates, hard-freeze dates and a vegetable planting calendar. See how we calculate.
Frequently asked questions
When is the last frost in Omaha, NE?
The average last spring frost in Omaha is April 16, and only 1 year in 10 has a frost after May 6. The average first fall frost is October 18. These come from NOAA's 1991–2020 records at the Omaha #1 station.
When should I plant tomatoes in Nebraska?
UNH Extension times tomato transplants for 1 to 2 weeks after the average last frost. In Omaha that's about Apr 23 to Apr 30; for a 9 in 10 chance of no later frost, wait until May 6. Look up your ZIP code for your own dates and a full vegetable planting calendar.
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