Nebraska Frost Dates

Nebraska has 184 NOAA weather stations with freeze records in the 1991–2020 climate normals. The typical last spring frost ranges from April 15 at Valley Nws to May 30 at Agate 3 E; at half the stations it has come by May 2. The first fall frost typically arrives between September 11 at Agate 3 E and October 21 at Valley Nws, with a median of October 7.

The growing season between the typical frosts runs from 103 days at Agate 3 E to 187 days at Valley Nws; 157 days at the median station.

Every station in Nebraska

Typical dates have a 50% chance of a frost after them in spring, and before them in fall; safer dates, 10%. A garden can differ from its nearest station, especially in a valley or on a hillside: see why your garden may differ.

Nebraska: freeze (32 °F) dates by NOAA station, 1991–2020 normals
Station	Elevation	Last frost	Safer	First frost	Safer	Season (days)
Agate 3 E	4,670 ft	May 30	Jun 18	Sep 11	Aug 26	103
Ainsworth	2,510 ft	May 2	May 14	Oct 8	Sep 25	158
Albion	1,795 ft	May 1	May 12	Oct 5	Sep 22	157
Alliance 1wnw	3,994 ft	May 11	May 28	Oct 3	Sep 21	144
Alliance Muni Ap	3,924 ft	May 22	Jun 5	Sep 22	Sep 7	122
Anselmo 2 Wsw	2,733 ft	May 10	May 24	Oct 1	Sep 18	143
Arnold 4 Wnw	2,877 ft	May 5	May 19	Oct 3	Sep 21	149
Arthur	3,660 ft	May 9	May 22	Oct 3	Sep 20	144
Ashland #2	1,118 ft	Apr 23	May 5	Oct 16	Sep 29	175
Atkinson 3sw	2,128 ft	May 4	May 18	Oct 4	Sep 22	152
Auburn 5 Ese	930 ft	Apr 24	May 6	Oct 10	Sep 25	167
Aurora	1,785 ft	Apr 21	May 4	Oct 15	Oct 1	176
Bartlett 1w	2,175 ft	May 4	May 20	Oct 8	Sep 21	154
Beatrice 1n	1,297 ft	Apr 24	May 6	Oct 15	Sep 30	172
Beaver City	2,148 ft	May 4	May 20	Oct 4	Sep 22	150
Benkelman 1n	3,081 ft	Apr 30	May 12	Oct 12	Sep 29	163
Big Springs	3,379 ft	May 10	May 22	Oct 3	Sep 20	146
Blair	1,090 ft	Apr 22	May 5	Oct 17	Sep 30	177
Brady	2,651 ft	May 2	May 16	Oct 10	Sep 26	161
Bridgeport 18wsw	4,149 ft	May 19	Jun 3	Sep 23	Sep 6	126
Bridgeport	3,666 ft	May 8	May 23	Oct 3	Sep 21	147
Broadwater 10sse	4,158 ft	May 7	May 19	Oct 9	Sep 27	154
Broadwater 3wnw	3,479 ft	May 13	May 25	Sep 28	Sep 16	136
Broken Bow 2 W	2,504 ft	May 10	May 24	Oct 1	Sep 18	142
Broken Bow Muni Ap	2,530 ft	May 1	May 15	Oct 7	Sep 23	157
Burwell	2,176 ft	May 4	May 15	Oct 5	Sep 24	154
Bushnell 15s	5,170 ft	May 25	Jun 9	Sep 21	Sep 6	118
Butte	1,806 ft	May 4	May 17	Oct 6	Sep 23	152
Callaway 8wsw	2,913 ft	May 3	May 14	Oct 6	Sep 23	156
Cambridge	2,239 ft	May 3	May 15	Oct 5	Sep 24	156
Canaday Steam Plt	2,362 ft	Apr 26	May 7	Oct 13	Sep 29	169
Central City	1,700 ft	Apr 28	May 10	Oct 10	Sep 27	165
Chadron 3sw	3,383 ft	May 15	May 31	Sep 28	Sep 13	133
Chadron Muni Ap	3,318 ft	May 14	May 27	Sep 30	Sep 15	138
Chambers	2,129 ft	May 1	May 12	Oct 7	Sep 24	159
Chappell	3,710 ft	May 8	May 21	Oct 5	Sep 20	149
Clarkson	1,550 ft	Apr 27	May 11	Oct 10	Sep 28	165
Clay Ctr	1,788 ft	Apr 19	May 3	Oct 20	Oct 3	181
Columbus 3 Ne	1,450 ft	Apr 21	May 5	Oct 15	Sep 30	174
Comstock	2,255 ft	May 4	May 17	Oct 4	Sep 23	152
Concord	1,444 ft	May 2	May 16	Oct 4	Sep 20	154
Creighton	1,660 ft	Apr 30	May 11	Oct 6	Sep 24	158
Crescent Lake Nwr	3,818 ft	May 13	May 26	Sep 29	Sep 16	139
Crete 4ese	1,460 ft	Apr 23	May 6	Oct 12	Sep 28	170
Crofton	1,400 ft	Apr 30	May 13	Oct 8	Sep 26	160
Culbertson	2,581 ft	May 2	May 13	Oct 9	Sep 27	158
Curtis	2,606 ft	May 1	May 13	Oct 9	Sep 25	160
Dalton	4,278 ft	Apr 28	May 10	Oct 13	Sep 27	166
David City	1,610 ft	Apr 26	May 8	Oct 11	Sep 28	168
Edison	2,120 ft	May 1	May 13	Oct 7	Sep 24	157
Elgin	1,935 ft	Apr 29	May 11	Oct 9	Sep 25	162
Ellsworth 15 Nne	3,970 ft	May 12	May 26	Oct 1	Sep 15	141
Ellsworth 2w	3,909 ft	May 14	May 28	Oct 2	Sep 18	140
Elsmere 9 Ene	2,654 ft	May 6	May 19	Oct 3	Sep 19	150
Ericson 8 Wnw	2,137 ft	May 6	May 19	Oct 2	Sep 22	149
Eustis 2 Nw	2,734 ft	Apr 30	May 11	Oct 12	Sep 28	165
Ewing	1,854 ft	May 7	May 21	Sep 30	Sep 14	144
Fairbury 5s	1,350 ft	Apr 25	May 7	Oct 15	Sep 30	169
Fairmont	1,640 ft	Apr 25	May 7	Oct 14	Sep 29	170
Falls City 4ne	930 ft	Apr 18	May 2	Oct 14	Sep 28	177
Falls City Brenner Fld	980 ft	Apr 18	May 2	Oct 17	Oct 1	180
Franklin #2	1,861 ft	Apr 30	May 12	Oct 8	Sep 25	161
Fremont	1,180 ft	Apr 23	May 6	Oct 15	Sep 29	172
Friend 3e	1,535 ft	Apr 26	May 6	Oct 13	Sep 28	169
Ft Calhoun 4w	1,310 ft	Apr 19	May 6	Oct 17	Oct 1	180
Ft Robinson	3,812 ft	May 13	Jun 2	Sep 30	Sep 15	138
Geneva	1,630 ft	Apr 20	May 3	Oct 18	Oct 2	178
Genoa 2 W	1,590 ft	Apr 30	May 13	Oct 5	Sep 22	157
Gordon 6n	3,748 ft	May 11	May 26	Oct 2	Sep 19	142
Gothenburg	2,603 ft	Apr 30	May 13	Oct 9	Sep 27	162
Grand Island Ap	1,840 ft	Apr 23	May 6	Oct 15	Sep 29	174
Greeley	2,020 ft	May 5	May 17	Oct 2	Sep 19	149
Gretna 4ne	1,240 ft	Apr 21	May 4	Oct 18	Oct 4	179
Haigler	3,275 ft	May 5	May 19	Oct 5	Sep 24	152
Harlan Co Lake	2,010 ft	Apr 25	May 7	Oct 14	Sep 28	170
Harrisburg 12wnw	4,550 ft	May 24	Jun 12	Sep 20	Sep 6	117
Harrison 20 Sse	4,406 ft	May 27	Jun 14	Sep 11	Aug 26	106
Harrison 4nw	5,073 ft	May 17	May 31	Sep 28	Sep 13	132
Harrison 9ne	4,029 ft	May 12	May 24	Oct 2	Sep 16	141
Harrison	4,850 ft	May 20	Jun 5	Sep 21	Sep 4	121
Hartington	1,408 ft	Apr 30	May 13	Oct 5	Sep 21	159
Hastings 4n	1,938 ft	Apr 25	May 7	Oct 14	Sep 30	171
Hastings Muni Ap	1,940 ft	Apr 22	May 5	Oct 16	Oct 2	176
Hay Springs 12 S	3,805 ft	May 15	May 26	Sep 24	Sep 11	131
Hay Springs	3,855 ft	May 14	May 27	Sep 30	Sep 15	138
Hayes Center 1nw	3,045 ft	May 3	May 16	Oct 10	Sep 27	159
Hebron	1,480 ft	Apr 24	May 5	Oct 15	Sep 29	172
Hemingford	4,270 ft	May 8	May 24	Oct 5	Sep 23	149
Hershey 5 Sse	2,952 ft	May 4	May 16	Oct 9	Sep 23	156
Holdrege	2,320 ft	May 2	May 15	Oct 11	Sep 28	162
Howells	1,520 ft	Apr 25	May 8	Oct 11	Sep 25	168
Imperial Muni Ap	3,268 ft	May 2	May 13	Oct 11	Sep 27	160
Imperial	3,294 ft	May 7	May 18	Oct 5	Sep 24	150
Kearney 4 Ne	2,130 ft	Apr 30	May 12	Oct 10	Sep 25	162
Kilgore 1ne	2,905 ft	May 10	May 23	Sep 29	Sep 14	141
Kimball 2ne	4,708 ft	May 15	May 31	Sep 26	Sep 13	132
Kingsley Dam	3,318 ft	Apr 22	May 6	Oct 18	Oct 2	176
Lincoln 11 Sw	1,372 ft	Apr 22	May 4	Oct 14	Sep 29	174
Lincoln 8 Ene	1,189 ft	Apr 27	May 8	Oct 10	Sep 25	164
Lincoln Muni Ap	1,190 ft	Apr 24	May 7	Oct 13	Sep 29	171
Lodgepole 8n	3,886 ft	May 14	May 31	Sep 29	Sep 14	135
Lodgepole No 2	3,876 ft	May 9	May 21	Oct 4	Sep 22	146
Lodgepole	3,832 ft	May 9	May 21	Oct 3	Sep 19	145
Loup City	2,070 ft	May 2	May 14	Oct 8	Sep 25	158
Lynch	1,411 ft	May 8	May 21	Oct 2	Sep 19	147
Madison	1,580 ft	Apr 30	May 12	Oct 6	Sep 23	160
Madrid	3,200 ft	May 4	May 16	Oct 7	Sep 26	156
Mason City	2,292 ft	May 3	May 18	Oct 5	Sep 23	153
Mc Cook	2,602 ft	May 2	May 14	Oct 9	Sep 26	159
Mccook Muni Ap	2,530 ft	May 1	May 15	Oct 9	Sep 26	160
Mead 6s	1,155 ft	Apr 25	May 7	Oct 13	Sep 28	170
Medicine Creek Dam	2,409 ft	May 4	May 17	Oct 5	Sep 23	154
Merriman	3,235 ft	May 13	May 27	Oct 1	Sep 17	138
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	4,144 ft	May 5	May 16	Oct 11	Sep 28	156
Minden	2,160 ft	Apr 26	May 8	Oct 12	Sep 29	168
Mitchell 5e	4,080 ft	May 7	May 21	Oct 2	Sep 18	147
Mullen 21 Nw	3,460 ft	May 10	May 24	Oct 1	Sep 17	142
Mullen	3,215 ft	May 7	May 22	Oct 5	Sep 22	150
N Loup	1,961 ft	May 5	May 19	Oct 3	Sep 21	150
N Platte Exp Farm	3,025 ft	May 3	May 15	Oct 10	Sep 26	158
Nebraska City 2nw	1,055 ft	Apr 18	May 1	Oct 19	Oct 3	182
Newport	2,230 ft	May 6	May 20	Oct 1	Sep 20	147
Niobrara	1,234 ft	Apr 25	May 9	Oct 13	Sep 27	170
Norfolk 4w	1,545 ft	May 1	May 16	Oct 4	Sep 22	156
Norfolk Karl Stefan Ap	1,551 ft	Apr 30	May 14	Oct 5	Sep 21	157
North Platte Rgnl Ap	2,778 ft	May 11	May 26	Oct 1	Sep 16	142
O'Neill	1,990 ft	May 3	May 16	Oct 5	Sep 22	155
Oakdale	1,749 ft	May 4	May 17	Oct 4	Sep 22	153
Oconto	2,580 ft	May 10	May 22	Oct 1	Sep 18	145
Ogallala	3,230 ft	May 1	May 12	Oct 12	Sep 29	163
Omaha #1	1,280 ft	Apr 16	May 6	Oct 18	Oct 2	183
Omaha Eppley Airfield	982 ft	Apr 18	Apr 30	Oct 21	Oct 6	185
Ord Evelyn Sharp Fld	2,069 ft	May 5	May 19	Oct 3	Sep 20	150
Osceola	1,662 ft	Apr 25	May 8	Oct 14	Sep 29	170
Oshkosh	3,390 ft	May 9	May 22	Oct 2	Sep 20	144
Osmond	1,650 ft	Apr 30	May 12	Oct 6	Sep 23	160
Oxford 6nnw	2,242 ft	May 1	May 12	Oct 8	Sep 26	161
Pawnee City	1,189 ft	Apr 22	May 7	Oct 15	Sep 29	173
Plainsview Rch	4,680 ft	May 13	May 26	Oct 2	Sep 20	142
Purdum	2,690 ft	May 9	May 22	Oct 2	Sep 19	143
Ragan	2,240 ft	Apr 24	May 7	Oct 18	Oct 1	174
Ravenna	2,046 ft	May 4	May 18	Oct 3	Sep 22	150
Raymond 2e	1,283 ft	Apr 22	May 3	Oct 16	Sep 29	175
Red Cloud	1,732 ft	May 1	May 14	Oct 5	Sep 22	157
Red Willow Dam	2,561 ft	May 4	May 18	Oct 2	Sep 19	149
Rushville	3,790 ft	May 13	May 25	Sep 30	Sep 14	137
Saint Paul	1,812 ft	Apr 23	May 7	Oct 14	Sep 28	172
Scottsbluff 1e	3,909 ft	May 8	May 21	Oct 3	Sep 19	147
Scottsbluff Heilig Ap	3,945 ft	May 5	May 18	Oct 4	Sep 21	149
Seward	1,445 ft	Apr 26	May 7	Oct 12	Sep 28	169
Sidney 6 Nnw	4,320 ft	May 8	May 20	Oct 4	Sep 21	149
Sidney Muni Ap	4,309 ft	May 15	May 30	Sep 30	Sep 15	135
Springfield 7e	1,065 ft	Apr 17	May 1	Oct 19	Oct 4	183
Springview 2nw	2,388 ft	May 10	May 23	Oct 1	Sep 18	143
Stanton 7ne	1,580 ft	Apr 30	May 12	Oct 7	Sep 24	160
Stanton	1,540 ft	Apr 28	May 9	Oct 9	Sep 26	164
Stapleton 5w	3,022 ft	May 8	May 24	Oct 3	Sep 20	146
Superior	1,512 ft	Apr 29	May 10	Oct 10	Sep 26	162
Surprise	1,545 ft	Apr 29	May 9	Oct 9	Sep 24	163
Swan Lake	2,330 ft	May 4	May 19	Oct 2	Sep 20	150
Syracuse	1,100 ft	Apr 25	May 7	Oct 11	Sep 25	168
Table Rock 4n	1,130 ft	Apr 23	May 7	Oct 13	Sep 28	172
Taylor	2,270 ft	May 3	May 15	Oct 5	Sep 23	153
Tecumseh 1s	1,110 ft	Apr 26	May 11	Oct 10	Sep 25	164
Tekamah Muni Ap	1,028 ft	Apr 23	May 6	Oct 8	Sep 24	166
Tekamah	1,140 ft	Apr 28	May 8	Oct 10	Sep 27	165
Trenton Dam 1n	2,813 ft	Apr 29	May 12	Oct 13	Oct 1	166
Valentine #1	2,589 ft	May 6	May 19	Oct 4	Sep 22	149
Valentine Miller Fld	2,590 ft	May 12	May 25	Sep 29	Sep 16	140
Valentine Nwr	2,940 ft	Apr 30	May 12	Oct 11	Sep 26	163
Valley Nws	1,145 ft	Apr 15	Apr 29	Oct 21	Oct 6	187
Verdel 6sse	1,350 ft	May 5	May 18	Oct 2	Sep 19	148
Virginia	1,545 ft	Apr 22	May 5	Oct 20	Oct 1	179
W Pt	1,310 ft	Apr 28	May 11	Oct 12	Sep 26	165
Wahoo	1,220 ft	Apr 23	May 8	Oct 15	Sep 29	172
Wakefield	1,408 ft	May 5	May 18	Oct 1	Sep 17	148
Wallace 2w	3,153 ft	May 4	May 16	Oct 4	Sep 23	152
Walthill 1e	1,280 ft	May 1	May 15	Oct 6	Sep 20	156
Wayne	1,465 ft	Apr 29	May 12	Oct 11	Sep 27	163
Weeping Water	1,100 ft	Apr 23	May 6	Oct 16	Oct 1	175
Weston 3nw	1,365 ft	Apr 23	May 5	Oct 13	Sep 29	174
Whitman 5 Ene	3,740 ft	May 4	May 16	Oct 8	Sep 25	155
York 3n	1,613 ft	Apr 29	May 9	Oct 13	Sep 30	167
York	1,610 ft	Apr 22	May 5	Oct 18	Oct 1	178

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When is the last frost in Nebraska?

It depends on where you are. The typical last spring frost at Nebraska's NOAA stations ranges from April 15 to May 30, and half of them have had it by May 2. Enter your ZIP code above for the station nearest you.

When is the first frost in Nebraska?

Typically between September 11 and October 21, depending on the station; the median is October 7. Plan fall crops back from your own station's date.

What do "typical" and "safer" mean?

With the typical (50%) last-frost date, half of years still have a frost after it. With the safer (10%) date, only one year in ten does. In fall it's the other way around: the safer date is the earlier one.

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal, by station: freeze dates at 32 °F)

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