Frost dates
Frost dates in Nebraska
Typical last spring frost and first fall frost for 184 weather stations across Nebraska, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals.
Last spring frost
Apr 22 – May 13
Typical across Nebraska (middle: May 2)
First fall frost
Sep 30 – Oct 16
Typical across Nebraska (middle: Oct 7)
Your own yard can differ by weeks from the nearest town. Get frost dates for your exact spot →
By town
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agate 3 E | May 30 | Sep 11 | 104 |
| Ainsworth | May 2 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Albion | May 1 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Alliance 1 WNW | May 11 | Oct 3 | 145 |
| Alliance Municipal Airport | May 22 | Sep 22 | 123 |
| Anselmo 2 WSW | May 10 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Arnold 4 WNW | May 5 | Oct 3 | 151 |
| Arthur | May 9 | Oct 3 | 147 |
| Ashland #2 | Apr 23 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Atkinson 3 SW | May 4 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Auburn 5 ESE | Apr 24 | Oct 10 | 169 |
| Aurora | Apr 21 | Oct 15 | 177 |
| Bartlett 1 W | May 4 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Beatrice 1 N | Apr 24 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Beaver City | May 4 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Benkelman 1 N | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Big Springs | May 10 | Oct 3 | 146 |
| Blair | Apr 22 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Brady | May 2 | Oct 10 | 161 |
| Bridgeport | May 8 | Oct 3 | 148 |
| Bridgeport 18 WSW | May 19 | Sep 23 | 127 |
| Broadwater 10 SSE | May 7 | Oct 9 | 155 |
| Broadwater 3 WNW | May 13 | Sep 28 | 138 |
| Broken Bow 2 W | May 10 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Broken Bow Municipal Airport | May 1 | Oct 7 | 159 |
| Burwell | May 4 | Oct 5 | 154 |
| Bushnell 15 S | May 25 | Sep 21 | 119 |
| Butte | May 4 | Oct 6 | 155 |
| Callaway 8 WSW | May 3 | Oct 6 | 156 |
| Cambridge | May 3 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Canaday Steam Plt | Apr 26 | Oct 13 | 170 |
| Central City | Apr 28 | Oct 10 | 165 |
| Chadron 3 SW | May 15 | Sep 28 | 136 |
| Chadron Municipal Airport | May 14 | Sep 30 | 139 |
| Chambers | May 1 | Oct 7 | 159 |
| Chappell | May 8 | Oct 5 | 150 |
| Clarkson | Apr 27 | Oct 10 | 166 |
| Clay Ctr | Apr 19 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Columbus 3 NE | Apr 21 | Oct 15 | 177 |
| Comstock | May 4 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Concord | May 2 | Oct 4 | 155 |
| Creighton | Apr 30 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Crescent Lake Nwr | May 13 | Sep 29 | 139 |
| Crete 4 ESE | Apr 23 | Oct 12 | 172 |
| Crofton | Apr 30 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Culbertson | May 2 | Oct 9 | 160 |
| Curtis | May 1 | Oct 9 | 161 |
| Dalton | Apr 28 | Oct 13 | 168 |
| David City | Apr 26 | Oct 11 | 168 |
| Edison | May 1 | Oct 7 | 159 |
| Elgin | Apr 29 | Oct 9 | 163 |
| Ellsworth 15 NNE | May 12 | Oct 1 | 142 |
| Ellsworth 2 W | May 14 | Oct 2 | 141 |
| Elsmere 9 ENE | May 6 | Oct 3 | 150 |
| Ericson 8 WNW | May 6 | Oct 2 | 149 |
| Eustis 2 NW | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Ewing | May 7 | Sep 30 | 146 |
| Fairbury 5 S | Apr 25 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Fairmont | Apr 25 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Falls City 4 NE | Apr 18 | Oct 14 | 179 |
| Falls City Brenner Field | Apr 18 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Fort Calhoun 4 W | Apr 19 | Oct 17 | 181 |
| Fort Robinson | May 13 | Sep 30 | 140 |
| Franklin #2 | Apr 30 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Fremont | Apr 23 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Friend 3 E | Apr 26 | Oct 13 | 170 |
| Geneva | Apr 20 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Genoa 2 W | Apr 30 | Oct 5 | 158 |
| Gordon 6 N | May 11 | Oct 2 | 144 |
| Gothenburg | Apr 30 | Oct 9 | 162 |
| Grand Island Airport | Apr 23 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Greeley | May 5 | Oct 2 | 150 |
| Gretna 4 NE | Apr 21 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Haigler | May 5 | Oct 5 | 153 |
| Harlan County Lake | Apr 25 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Harrisburg 12 WNW | May 24 | Sep 20 | 119 |
| Harrison | May 20 | Sep 21 | 124 |
| Harrison 20 SSE | May 27 | Sep 11 | 107 |
| Harrison 4 NW | May 17 | Sep 28 | 134 |
| Harrison 9 NE | May 12 | Oct 2 | 143 |
| Hartington | Apr 30 | Oct 5 | 158 |
| Hastings 4 N | Apr 25 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Hastings Municipal Airport | Apr 22 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Hay Springs | May 14 | Sep 30 | 139 |
| Hay Springs 12 S | May 15 | Sep 24 | 132 |
| Hayes Center 1 NW | May 3 | Oct 10 | 160 |
| Hebron | Apr 24 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Hemingford | May 8 | Oct 5 | 150 |
| Hershey 5 SSE | May 4 | Oct 9 | 158 |
| Holdrege | May 2 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Howells | Apr 25 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Imperial | May 7 | Oct 5 | 151 |
| Imperial Municipal Airport | May 2 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Kearney 4 NE | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Kilgore 1 NE | May 10 | Sep 29 | 142 |
| Kimball 2 NE | May 15 | Sep 26 | 134 |
| Kingsley Dam | Apr 22 | Oct 18 | 179 |
| Lincoln 11 SW | Apr 22 | Oct 14 | 175 |
| Lincoln 8 ENE | Apr 27 | Oct 10 | 166 |
| Lincoln Municipal Airport | Apr 24 | Oct 13 | 172 |
| Lodgepole | May 9 | Oct 3 | 147 |
| Lodgepole 8 N | May 14 | Sep 29 | 138 |
| Lodgepole No 2 | May 9 | Oct 4 | 148 |
| Loup City | May 2 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Lynch | May 8 | Oct 2 | 147 |
| Madison | Apr 30 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Madrid | May 4 | Oct 7 | 156 |
| Mason City | May 3 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Mc Cook | May 2 | Oct 9 | 160 |
| Mccook Municipal Airport | May 1 | Oct 9 | 161 |
| Mead 6 S | Apr 25 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Medicine Creek Dam | May 4 | Oct 5 | 154 |
| Merriman | May 13 | Oct 1 | 141 |
| Minatare Dam (Usbr) | May 5 | Oct 11 | 159 |
| Minden | Apr 26 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Mitchell 5 E | May 7 | Oct 2 | 148 |
| Mullen | May 7 | Oct 5 | 151 |
| Mullen 21 NW | May 10 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| N Loup | May 5 | Oct 3 | 151 |
| N Platte Experiment Farm | May 3 | Oct 10 | 160 |
| Nebraska City 2 NW | Apr 18 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Newport | May 6 | Oct 1 | 148 |
| Niobrara | Apr 25 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Norfolk 4 W | May 1 | Oct 4 | 156 |
| Norfolk Karl Stefan Airport | Apr 30 | Oct 5 | 158 |
| North Platte Regional Airport | May 11 | Oct 1 | 143 |
| O'Neill | May 3 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Oakdale | May 4 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Oconto | May 10 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Ogallala | May 1 | Oct 12 | 164 |
| Omaha #1 | Apr 16 | Oct 18 | 185 |
| Omaha Eppley Airfield | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Ord Evelyn Sharp Field | May 5 | Oct 3 | 151 |
| Osceola | Apr 25 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Oshkosh | May 9 | Oct 2 | 146 |
| Osmond | Apr 30 | Oct 6 | 159 |
| Oxford 6 NNW | May 1 | Oct 8 | 160 |
| Pawnee City | Apr 22 | Oct 15 | 176 |
| Plainsview Rch | May 13 | Oct 2 | 142 |
| Purdum | May 9 | Oct 2 | 146 |
| Ragan | Apr 24 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Ravenna | May 4 | Oct 3 | 152 |
| Raymond 2 E | Apr 22 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Red Cloud | May 1 | Oct 5 | 157 |
| Red Willow Dam | May 4 | Oct 2 | 151 |
| Rushville | May 13 | Sep 30 | 140 |
| Saint Paul | Apr 23 | Oct 14 | 174 |
| Scottsbluff 1 E | May 8 | Oct 3 | 148 |
| Scottsbluff Heilig Airport | May 5 | Oct 4 | 152 |
| Seward | Apr 26 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Sidney 6 NNW | May 8 | Oct 4 | 149 |
| Sidney Municipal Airport | May 15 | Sep 30 | 138 |
| Springfield 7 E | Apr 17 | Oct 19 | 185 |
| Springview 2 NW | May 10 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Stanton | Apr 28 | Oct 9 | 164 |
| Stanton 7 NE | Apr 30 | Oct 7 | 160 |
| Stapleton 5 W | May 8 | Oct 3 | 148 |
| Superior | Apr 29 | Oct 10 | 164 |
| Surprise | Apr 29 | Oct 9 | 163 |
| Swan Lake | May 4 | Oct 2 | 151 |
| Syracuse | Apr 25 | Oct 11 | 169 |
| Table Rock 4 N | Apr 23 | Oct 13 | 173 |
| Taylor | May 3 | Oct 5 | 155 |
| Tecumseh 1 S | Apr 26 | Oct 10 | 167 |
| Tekamah | Apr 28 | Oct 10 | 165 |
| Tekamah Municipal Airport | Apr 23 | Oct 8 | 168 |
| Trenton Dam 1 N | Apr 29 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Valentine #1 | May 6 | Oct 4 | 151 |
| Valentine Miller Field | May 12 | Sep 29 | 140 |
| Valentine Nwr | Apr 30 | Oct 11 | 164 |
| Valley Nws | Apr 15 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Verdel 6 SSE | May 5 | Oct 2 | 150 |
| Virginia | Apr 22 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| W Pt | Apr 28 | Oct 12 | 167 |
| Wahoo | Apr 23 | Oct 15 | 175 |
| Wakefield | May 5 | Oct 1 | 149 |
| Wallace 2 W | May 4 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Walthill 1 E | May 1 | Oct 6 | 158 |
| Wayne | Apr 29 | Oct 11 | 165 |
| Weeping Water | Apr 23 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Weston 3 NW | Apr 23 | Oct 13 | 173 |
| Whitman 5 ENE | May 4 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| York | Apr 22 | Oct 18 | 179 |
| York 3 N | Apr 29 | Oct 13 | 167 |
Each date is the median: in half of years the frost comes earlier, in half later. Frost here means a low of 32°F or colder at the station. Low spots and valleys often frost a week or two earlier than these dates; hillsides and city centers later.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. The Field almanac also shows how often frost comes early or late, and a reanalysis reading for your exact location.