Frost dates · Nebraska
Nebraska frost dates,
county by county.
Last spring frost and first fall frost probability data for all 93 counties in Nebraska, computed from the NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Every county page surfaces the full probability table at three temperature thresholds plus crop-specific planting guidance.
Variation across Nebraska
39 days separate the earliest and latest counties.
The median last spring frost in Douglas County is April 5 — 39 days earlier than Sioux County at May 14. Statewide averages aren't useful planting tools; pick your county below for the data that actually applies to your fields.
By frost timing
Counties sorted by last spring frost.
Latest at top, earliest at bottom. In most states this matches the north-to-south gradient.
- Sioux CountySpring May 14·Fall Sep 23132-day season
- Banner CountySpring May 12·Fall Sep 29140-day season
- Kimball CountySpring May 6·Fall Oct 6153-day season
- Dawes CountySpring May 5·Fall Oct 7155-day season
- Sheridan CountySpring May 5·Fall Oct 4152-day season
- Custer CountySpring May 2·Fall Oct 9160-day season
- Garden CountySpring May 2·Fall Oct 9160-day season
- Blaine CountySpring May 1·Fall Oct 10162-day season
- Keya Paha CountySpring May 1·Fall Oct 9161-day season
- Thomas CountySpring May 1·Fall Oct 10162-day season
- Arthur CountySpring Apr 30·Fall Oct 12165-day season
- Logan CountySpring Apr 30·Fall Oct 12165-day season
- Chase CountySpring Apr 29·Fall Oct 13167-day season
- Morrill CountySpring Apr 29·Fall Oct 13167-day season
- Box Butte CountySpring Apr 28·Fall Oct 15170-day season
- Deuel CountySpring Apr 28·Fall Oct 14169-day season
- Hooker CountySpring Apr 28·Fall Oct 14169-day season
- McPherson CountySpring Apr 28·Fall Oct 14169-day season
- Scotts Bluff CountySpring Apr 28·Fall Oct 12167-day season
- Brown CountySpring Apr 27·Fall Oct 13169-day season
- Cheyenne CountySpring Apr 27·Fall Oct 14170-day season
- Garfield CountySpring Apr 27·Fall Oct 12168-day season
- Furnas CountySpring Apr 26·Fall Oct 12169-day season
- Rock CountySpring Apr 26·Fall Oct 11168-day season
- Boyd CountySpring Apr 25·Fall Oct 15173-day season
- Grant CountySpring Apr 25·Fall Oct 17175-day season
- Greeley CountySpring Apr 25·Fall Oct 11169-day season
- Lincoln CountySpring Apr 25·Fall Oct 19177-day season
- Valley CountySpring Apr 25·Fall Oct 12170-day season
- Wheeler CountySpring Apr 25·Fall Oct 17175-day season
- Perkins CountySpring Apr 24·Fall Oct 16175-day season
- Antelope CountySpring Apr 23·Fall Oct 13173-day season
- Dixon CountySpring Apr 23·Fall Oct 14174-day season
- Holt CountySpring Apr 23·Fall Oct 15175-day season
- Boone CountySpring Apr 22·Fall Oct 16177-day season
- Hayes CountySpring Apr 22·Fall Oct 19180-day season
- Loup CountySpring Apr 22·Fall Oct 13174-day season
- Webster CountySpring Apr 22·Fall Oct 16177-day season
- Frontier CountySpring Apr 21·Fall Oct 19181-day season
- Phelps CountySpring Apr 21·Fall Oct 20182-day season
- Red Willow CountySpring Apr 21·Fall Oct 19181-day season
- Sherman CountySpring Apr 21·Fall Oct 17179-day season
- Thurston CountySpring Apr 21·Fall Oct 16178-day season
- Cedar CountySpring Apr 20·Fall Oct 17180-day season
- Cherry CountySpring Apr 20·Fall Oct 21184-day season
- Dakota CountySpring Apr 20·Fall Oct 15178-day season
- Nance CountySpring Apr 20·Fall Oct 15178-day season
- Pierce CountySpring Apr 20·Fall Oct 17180-day season
- Buffalo CountySpring Apr 19·Fall Oct 19183-day season
- Dundy CountySpring Apr 19·Fall Oct 20184-day season
- Franklin CountySpring Apr 19·Fall Oct 19183-day season
- Madison CountySpring Apr 19·Fall Oct 17181-day season
- Nuckolls CountySpring Apr 19·Fall Oct 19183-day season
- Wayne CountySpring Apr 19·Fall Oct 21185-day season
- Burt CountySpring Apr 18·Fall Oct 21186-day season
- Colfax CountySpring Apr 18·Fall Oct 20185-day season
- Stanton CountySpring Apr 18·Fall Oct 19184-day season
- Butler CountySpring Apr 17·Fall Oct 20186-day season
- Cuming CountySpring Apr 17·Fall Oct 22188-day season
- Merrick CountySpring Apr 17·Fall Oct 20186-day season
- Saline CountySpring Apr 17·Fall Oct 21187-day season
- Hitchcock CountySpring Apr 16·Fall Oct 22189-day season
- Johnson CountySpring Apr 16·Fall Oct 20187-day season
- Otoe CountySpring Apr 16·Fall Oct 22189-day season
- Polk CountySpring Apr 16·Fall Oct 21188-day season
- Knox CountySpring Apr 15·Fall Oct 23191-day season
- Lancaster CountySpring Apr 15·Fall Oct 22190-day season
- Nemaha CountySpring Apr 15·Fall Oct 20188-day season
- Seward CountySpring Apr 15·Fall Oct 20188-day season
- Dawson CountySpring Apr 14·Fall Oct 21190-day season
- Gage CountySpring Apr 14·Fall Oct 23192-day season
- Gosper CountySpring Apr 14·Fall Oct 21190-day season
- Jefferson CountySpring Apr 14·Fall Oct 24193-day season
- Kearney CountySpring Apr 14·Fall Oct 21190-day season
- Cass CountySpring Apr 13·Fall Oct 25195-day season
- Dodge CountySpring Apr 13·Fall Oct 24194-day season
- Howard CountySpring Apr 13·Fall Oct 23193-day season
- Thayer CountySpring Apr 13·Fall Oct 23193-day season
- Adams CountySpring Apr 12·Fall Oct 25196-day season
- Hall CountySpring Apr 12·Fall Oct 23194-day season
- Harlan CountySpring Apr 12·Fall Oct 27198-day season
- Pawnee CountySpring Apr 12·Fall Oct 24195-day season
- Saunders CountySpring Apr 12·Fall Oct 24195-day season
- Washington CountySpring Apr 12·Fall Oct 27198-day season
- Fillmore CountySpring Apr 11·Fall Oct 27199-day season
- Hamilton CountySpring Apr 11·Fall Oct 26198-day season
- Platte CountySpring Apr 11·Fall Oct 24196-day season
- Keith CountySpring Apr 10·Fall Oct 26199-day season
- Sarpy CountySpring Apr 10·Fall Oct 27200-day season
- York CountySpring Apr 10·Fall Oct 26199-day season
- Richardson CountySpring Apr 8·Fall Oct 26201-day season
- Clay CountySpring Apr 7·Fall Oct 29205-day season
- Douglas CountySpring Apr 5·Fall Oct 26204-day season
Alphabetical
All Nebraska counties — A to Z.
- Adams County
- Antelope County
- Arthur County
- Banner County
- Blaine County
- Boone County
- Box Butte County
- Boyd County
- Brown County
- Buffalo County
- Burt County
- Butler County
- Cass County
- Cedar County
- Chase County
- Cherry County
- Cheyenne County
- Clay County
- Colfax County
- Cuming County
- Custer County
- Dakota County
- Dawes County
- Dawson County
- Deuel County
- Dixon County
- Dodge County
- Douglas County
- Dundy County
- Fillmore County
- Franklin County
- Frontier County
- Furnas County
- Gage County
- Garden County
- Garfield County
- Gosper County
- Grant County
- Greeley County
- Hall County
- Hamilton County
- Harlan County
- Hayes County
- Hitchcock County
- Holt County
- Hooker County
- Howard County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Kearney County
- Keith County
- Keya Paha County
- Kimball County
- Knox County
- Lancaster County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Loup County
- Madison County
- McPherson County
- Merrick County
- Morrill County
- Nance County
- Nemaha County
- Nuckolls County
- Otoe County
- Pawnee County
- Perkins County
- Phelps County
- Pierce County
- Platte County
- Polk County
- Red Willow County
- Richardson County
- Rock County
- Saline County
- Sarpy County
- Saunders County
- Scotts Bluff County
- Seward County
- Sheridan County
- Sherman County
- Sioux County
- Stanton County
- Thayer County
- Thomas County
- Thurston County
- Valley County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Wheeler County
- York County