Last frost dates in Nebraska
184 NOAA weather stations in Nebraska have thirty years of frost records. The median station sees its last 32 °F night around May 2; across the state that ranges from Apr 15 to May 30, so pick the station nearest you rather than a state-wide figure.
| Plan sowing from this date | ||||||
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| VALLEY NWS | Apr 15 | Apr 29 | Apr 2 | Oct 21 | 187 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OMAHA #1 | Apr 16 | May 6 | Apr 2 | Oct 18 | 183 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SPRINGFIELD 7E | Apr 17 | May 1 | Apr 3 | Oct 19 | 183 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FALLS CITY 4NE | Apr 18 | May 2 | Apr 5 | Oct 14 | 177 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FALLS CITY BRENNER FLD | Apr 18 | May 2 | Apr 4 | Oct 17 | 180 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NEBRASKA CITY 2NW | Apr 18 | May 1 | Apr 4 | Oct 19 | 182 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD | Apr 18 | Apr 30 | Apr 5 | Oct 21 | 185 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLAY CTR | Apr 19 | May 3 | Apr 5 | Oct 20 | 181 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FT CALHOUN 4W | Apr 19 | May 6 | Apr 5 | Oct 17 | 180 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GENEVA | Apr 20 | May 3 | Apr 6 | Oct 18 | 178 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| AURORA | Apr 21 | May 4 | Apr 8 | Oct 15 | 176 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| COLUMBUS 3 NE | Apr 21 | May 5 | Apr 7 | Oct 15 | 174 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GRETNA 4NE | Apr 21 | May 4 | Apr 5 | Oct 18 | 179 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BLAIR | Apr 22 | May 5 | Apr 9 | Oct 17 | 177 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HASTINGS MUNI AP | Apr 22 | May 5 | Apr 8 | Oct 16 | 176 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| KINGSLEY DAM | Apr 22 | May 6 | Apr 8 | Oct 18 | 176 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LINCOLN 11 SW | Apr 22 | May 4 | Apr 8 | Oct 14 | 174 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PAWNEE CITY | Apr 22 | May 7 | Apr 7 | Oct 15 | 173 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RAYMOND 2E | Apr 22 | May 3 | Apr 9 | Oct 16 | 175 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| VIRGINIA | Apr 22 | May 5 | Apr 6 | Oct 20 | 179 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| YORK | Apr 22 | May 5 | Apr 6 | Oct 18 | 178 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ASHLAND #2 | Apr 23 | May 5 | Apr 8 | Oct 16 | 175 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CRETE 4ESE | Apr 23 | May 6 | Apr 9 | Oct 12 | 170 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FREMONT | Apr 23 | May 6 | Apr 9 | Oct 15 | 172 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GRAND ISLAND AP | Apr 23 | May 6 | Apr 9 | Oct 15 | 174 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SAINT PAUL | Apr 23 | May 7 | Apr 10 | Oct 14 | 172 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TABLE ROCK 4N | Apr 23 | May 7 | Apr 7 | Oct 13 | 172 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TEKAMAH MUNI AP | Apr 23 | May 6 | Apr 10 | Oct 8 | 166 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WAHOO | Apr 23 | May 8 | Apr 10 | Oct 15 | 172 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WEEPING WATER | Apr 23 | May 6 | Apr 9 | Oct 16 | 175 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WESTON 3NW | Apr 23 | May 5 | Apr 9 | Oct 13 | 174 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| AUBURN 5 ESE | Apr 24 | May 6 | Apr 10 | Oct 10 | 167 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BEATRICE 1N | Apr 24 | May 6 | Apr 9 | Oct 15 | 172 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HEBRON | Apr 24 | May 5 | Apr 9 | Oct 15 | 172 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LINCOLN MUNI AP | Apr 24 | May 7 | Apr 10 | Oct 13 | 171 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RAGAN | Apr 24 | May 7 | Apr 8 | Oct 18 | 174 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FAIRBURY 5S | Apr 25 | May 7 | Apr 9 | Oct 15 | 169 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FAIRMONT | Apr 25 | May 7 | Apr 10 | Oct 14 | 170 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HARLAN CO LAKE | Apr 25 | May 7 | Apr 10 | Oct 14 | 170 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HASTINGS 4N | Apr 25 | May 7 | Apr 10 | Oct 14 | 171 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HOWELLS | Apr 25 | May 8 | Apr 13 | Oct 11 | 168 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MEAD 6S | Apr 25 | May 7 | Apr 9 | Oct 13 | 170 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NIOBRARA | Apr 25 | May 9 | Apr 9 | Oct 13 | 170 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OSCEOLA | Apr 25 | May 8 | Apr 12 | Oct 14 | 170 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SYRACUSE | Apr 25 | May 7 | Apr 12 | Oct 11 | 168 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CANADAY STEAM PLT | Apr 26 | May 7 | Apr 13 | Oct 13 | 169 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DAVID CITY | Apr 26 | May 8 | Apr 12 | Oct 11 | 168 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FRIEND 3E | Apr 26 | May 6 | Apr 12 | Oct 13 | 169 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MINDEN | Apr 26 | May 8 | Apr 10 | Oct 12 | 168 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SEWARD | Apr 26 | May 7 | Apr 11 | Oct 12 | 169 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TECUMSEH 1S | Apr 26 | May 11 | Apr 12 | Oct 10 | 164 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CLARKSON | Apr 27 | May 11 | Apr 13 | Oct 10 | 165 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LINCOLN 8 ENE | Apr 27 | May 8 | Apr 13 | Oct 10 | 164 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CENTRAL CITY | Apr 28 | May 10 | Apr 14 | Oct 10 | 165 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| DALTON | Apr 28 | May 10 | Apr 13 | Oct 13 | 166 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| STANTON | Apr 28 | May 9 | Apr 14 | Oct 9 | 164 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TEKAMAH | Apr 28 | May 8 | Apr 15 | Oct 10 | 165 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| W PT | Apr 28 | May 11 | Apr 14 | Oct 12 | 165 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ELGIN | Apr 29 | May 11 | Apr 15 | Oct 9 | 162 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SUPERIOR | Apr 29 | May 10 | Apr 15 | Oct 10 | 162 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SURPRISE | Apr 29 | May 9 | Apr 15 | Oct 9 | 163 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TRENTON DAM 1N | Apr 29 | May 12 | Apr 13 | Oct 13 | 166 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WAYNE | Apr 29 | May 12 | Apr 15 | Oct 11 | 163 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| YORK 3N | Apr 29 | May 9 | Apr 14 | Oct 13 | 167 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BENKELMAN 1N | Apr 30 | May 12 | Apr 17 | Oct 12 | 163 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CREIGHTON | Apr 30 | May 11 | Apr 15 | Oct 6 | 158 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CROFTON | Apr 30 | May 13 | Apr 16 | Oct 8 | 160 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| EUSTIS 2 NW | Apr 30 | May 11 | Apr 15 | Oct 12 | 165 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FRANKLIN #2 | Apr 30 | May 12 | Apr 16 | Oct 8 | 161 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GENOA 2 W | Apr 30 | May 13 | Apr 16 | Oct 5 | 157 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GOTHENBURG | Apr 30 | May 13 | Apr 16 | Oct 9 | 162 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HARTINGTON | Apr 30 | May 13 | Apr 17 | Oct 5 | 159 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| KEARNEY 4 NE | Apr 30 | May 12 | Apr 16 | Oct 10 | 162 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MADISON | Apr 30 | May 12 | Apr 15 | Oct 6 | 160 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NORFOLK KARL STEFAN AP | Apr 30 | May 14 | Apr 16 | Oct 5 | 157 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OSMOND | Apr 30 | May 12 | Apr 16 | Oct 6 | 160 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| STANTON 7NE | Apr 30 | May 12 | Apr 14 | Oct 7 | 160 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| VALENTINE NWR | Apr 30 | May 12 | Apr 16 | Oct 11 | 163 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ALBION | May 1 | May 12 | Apr 17 | Oct 5 | 157 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BROKEN BOW MUNI AP | May 1 | May 15 | Apr 17 | Oct 7 | 157 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CHAMBERS | May 1 | May 12 | Apr 17 | Oct 7 | 159 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CURTIS | May 1 | May 13 | Apr 17 | Oct 9 | 160 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| EDISON | May 1 | May 13 | Apr 15 | Oct 7 | 157 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MCCOOK MUNI AP | May 1 | May 15 | Apr 17 | Oct 9 | 160 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NORFOLK 4W | May 1 | May 16 | Apr 16 | Oct 4 | 156 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OGALLALA | May 1 | May 12 | Apr 16 | Oct 12 | 163 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OXFORD 6NNW | May 1 | May 12 | Apr 18 | Oct 8 | 161 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RED CLOUD | May 1 | May 14 | Apr 19 | Oct 5 | 157 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WALTHILL 1E | May 1 | May 15 | Apr 18 | Oct 6 | 156 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| AINSWORTH | May 2 | May 14 | Apr 19 | Oct 8 | 158 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BRADY | May 2 | May 16 | Apr 17 | Oct 10 | 161 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CONCORD | May 2 | May 16 | Apr 19 | Oct 4 | 154 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CULBERTSON | May 2 | May 13 | Apr 19 | Oct 9 | 158 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HOLDREGE | May 2 | May 15 | Apr 17 | Oct 11 | 162 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| IMPERIAL MUNI AP | May 2 | May 13 | Apr 17 | Oct 11 | 160 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LOUP CITY | May 2 | May 14 | Apr 18 | Oct 8 | 158 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MC COOK | May 2 | May 14 | Apr 19 | Oct 9 | 159 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CALLAWAY 8WSW | May 3 | May 14 | Apr 20 | Oct 6 | 156 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CAMBRIDGE | May 3 | May 15 | Apr 20 | Oct 5 | 156 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HAYES CENTER 1NW | May 3 | May 16 | Apr 20 | Oct 10 | 159 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MASON CITY | May 3 | May 18 | Apr 21 | Oct 5 | 153 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| N PLATTE EXP FARM | May 3 | May 15 | Apr 19 | Oct 10 | 158 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| O'NEILL | May 3 | May 16 | Apr 18 | Oct 5 | 155 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| TAYLOR | May 3 | May 15 | Apr 20 | Oct 5 | 153 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ATKINSON 3SW | May 4 | May 18 | Apr 20 | Oct 4 | 152 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BARTLETT 1W | May 4 | May 20 | Apr 20 | Oct 8 | 154 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BEAVER CITY | May 4 | May 20 | Apr 22 | Oct 4 | 150 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BURWELL | May 4 | May 15 | Apr 21 | Oct 5 | 154 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BUTTE | May 4 | May 17 | Apr 21 | Oct 6 | 152 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| COMSTOCK | May 4 | May 17 | Apr 21 | Oct 4 | 152 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HERSHEY 5 SSE | May 4 | May 16 | Apr 21 | Oct 9 | 156 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MADRID | May 4 | May 16 | Apr 22 | Oct 7 | 156 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MEDICINE CREEK DAM | May 4 | May 17 | Apr 22 | Oct 5 | 154 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OAKDALE | May 4 | May 17 | Apr 21 | Oct 4 | 153 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RAVENNA | May 4 | May 18 | Apr 23 | Oct 3 | 150 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RED WILLOW DAM | May 4 | May 18 | Apr 24 | Oct 2 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SWAN LAKE | May 4 | May 19 | Apr 21 | Oct 2 | 150 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WALLACE 2W | May 4 | May 16 | Apr 23 | Oct 4 | 152 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WHITMAN 5 ENE | May 4 | May 16 | Apr 22 | Oct 8 | 155 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ARNOLD 4 WNW | May 5 | May 19 | Apr 23 | Oct 3 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GREELEY | May 5 | May 17 | Apr 22 | Oct 2 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HAIGLER | May 5 | May 19 | Apr 23 | Oct 5 | 152 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MINATARE DAM (USBR) | May 5 | May 16 | Apr 21 | Oct 11 | 156 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| N LOUP | May 5 | May 19 | Apr 23 | Oct 3 | 150 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ORD EVELYN SHARP FLD | May 5 | May 19 | Apr 22 | Oct 3 | 150 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SCOTTSBLUFF HEILIG AP | May 5 | May 18 | Apr 25 | Oct 4 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| VERDEL 6SSE | May 5 | May 18 | Apr 23 | Oct 2 | 148 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| WAKEFIELD | May 5 | May 18 | Apr 24 | Oct 1 | 148 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ELSMERE 9 ENE | May 6 | May 19 | Apr 23 | Oct 3 | 150 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ERICSON 8 WNW | May 6 | May 19 | Apr 23 | Oct 2 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NEWPORT | May 6 | May 20 | Apr 23 | Oct 1 | 147 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| VALENTINE #1 | May 6 | May 19 | Apr 24 | Oct 4 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BROADWATER 10SSE | May 7 | May 19 | Apr 25 | Oct 9 | 154 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| EWING | May 7 | May 21 | Apr 24 | Sep 30 | 144 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| IMPERIAL | May 7 | May 18 | Apr 27 | Oct 5 | 150 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MITCHELL 5E | May 7 | May 21 | Apr 26 | Oct 2 | 147 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MULLEN | May 7 | May 22 | Apr 24 | Oct 5 | 150 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BRIDGEPORT | May 8 | May 23 | Apr 26 | Oct 3 | 147 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CHAPPELL | May 8 | May 21 | Apr 24 | Oct 5 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HEMINGFORD | May 8 | May 24 | Apr 24 | Oct 5 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LYNCH | May 8 | May 21 | Apr 25 | Oct 2 | 147 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SCOTTSBLUFF 1E | May 8 | May 21 | Apr 25 | Oct 3 | 147 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SIDNEY 6 NNW | May 8 | May 20 | Apr 26 | Oct 4 | 149 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| STAPLETON 5W | May 8 | May 24 | Apr 26 | Oct 3 | 146 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ARTHUR | May 9 | May 22 | Apr 29 | Oct 3 | 144 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LODGEPOLE | May 9 | May 21 | Apr 30 | Oct 3 | 145 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LODGEPOLE NO 2 | May 9 | May 21 | Apr 28 | Oct 4 | 146 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OSHKOSH | May 9 | May 22 | Apr 28 | Oct 2 | 144 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PURDUM | May 9 | May 22 | Apr 28 | Oct 2 | 143 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ANSELMO 2 WSW | May 10 | May 24 | Apr 26 | Oct 1 | 143 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BIG SPRINGS | May 10 | May 22 | Apr 29 | Oct 3 | 146 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BROKEN BOW 2 W | May 10 | May 24 | Apr 28 | Oct 1 | 142 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| KILGORE 1NE | May 10 | May 23 | Apr 29 | Sep 29 | 141 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MULLEN 21 NW | May 10 | May 24 | Apr 29 | Oct 1 | 142 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| OCONTO | May 10 | May 22 | Apr 27 | Oct 1 | 145 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SPRINGVIEW 2NW | May 10 | May 23 | Apr 28 | Oct 1 | 143 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ALLIANCE 1WNW | May 11 | May 28 | Apr 28 | Oct 3 | 144 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| GORDON 6N | May 11 | May 26 | Apr 30 | Oct 2 | 142 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| NORTH PLATTE RGNL AP | May 11 | May 26 | Apr 30 | Oct 1 | 142 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ELLSWORTH 15 NNE | May 12 | May 26 | May 1 | Oct 1 | 141 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HARRISON 9NE | May 12 | May 24 | May 2 | Oct 2 | 141 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| VALENTINE MILLER FLD | May 12 | May 25 | Apr 30 | Sep 29 | 140 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BROADWATER 3WNW | May 13 | May 25 | May 2 | Sep 28 | 136 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CRESCENT LAKE NWR | May 13 | May 26 | May 1 | Sep 29 | 139 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| FT ROBINSON | May 13 | Jun 2 | Apr 30 | Sep 30 | 138 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| MERRIMAN | May 13 | May 27 | May 2 | Oct 1 | 138 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| PLAINSVIEW RCH | May 13 | May 26 | May 2 | Oct 2 | 142 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| RUSHVILLE | May 13 | May 25 | May 1 | Sep 30 | 137 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CHADRON MUNI AP | May 14 | May 27 | May 2 | Sep 30 | 138 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ELLSWORTH 2W | May 14 | May 28 | May 3 | Oct 2 | 140 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HAY SPRINGS | May 14 | May 27 | May 2 | Sep 30 | 138 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| LODGEPOLE 8N | May 14 | May 31 | May 2 | Sep 29 | 135 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| CHADRON 3SW | May 15 | May 31 | May 2 | Sep 28 | 133 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HAY SPRINGS 12 S | May 15 | May 26 | May 4 | Sep 24 | 131 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| KIMBALL 2NE | May 15 | May 31 | May 5 | Sep 26 | 132 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| SIDNEY MUNI AP | May 15 | May 30 | May 4 | Sep 30 | 135 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HARRISON 4NW | May 17 | May 31 | May 5 | Sep 28 | 132 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BRIDGEPORT 18WSW | May 19 | Jun 3 | May 7 | Sep 23 | 126 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HARRISON | May 20 | Jun 5 | May 8 | Sep 21 | 121 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| ALLIANCE MUNI AP | May 22 | Jun 5 | May 10 | Sep 22 | 122 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HARRISBURG 12WNW | May 24 | Jun 12 | May 11 | Sep 20 | 117 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| BUSHNELL 15S | May 25 | Jun 9 | May 11 | Sep 21 | 118 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| HARRISON 20 SSE | May 27 | Jun 14 | May 12 | Sep 11 | 106 | Plan sowing from this date → |
| AGATE 3 E | May 30 | Jun 18 | May 15 | Sep 11 | 103 | Plan sowing from this date → |
How to read the three dates
Average is the date by which, in half of the years between 1991 and 2020, the last 32 °F night had already happened. Safe is later: only one year in ten saw a frost after it, which is the date to transplant tomatoes and peppers, both killed by a single frost. Early is the risky end, with a frost after it in nine years out of ten.
Every figure is for the weather station, not for your garden. A valley bottom, a north slope or a spot near a lake can run a week or two either way. Cities are warmer than the countryside around them.
Where the numbers come from
The dates are NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals for 1991 to 2020, computed by the National Centers for Environmental Information for every station with thirty years of daily minimum temperatures. ZIP codes are matched to the nearest such station within 150 km using U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Area centroids. Stations that never see a frost, such as much of south Florida, report no date and are left out.