Nebraska planting calendars

Planting calendars, USDA hardiness zones, and average frost dates for 186 Nebraska locations (Adams, NE, Ainsworth, NE, Albion, NE, Alliance, NE, Alliance, NE, Alliance, NE, Alma, NE, Alvo, NE, Ansley, NE, Arnold, NE, Arthur, NE, Atkinson, NE, and 174 more). Pick a location to see its zone, average last and first frost dates, growing-season length, and a printable per-crop planting calendar, all from public NOAA and USDA data.

Locations in Nebraska — 150 of 186

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Location USDA zone Last frost First frost Season (days)
Adams 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 22 Oct 20 179
Ainsworth 5b −15 to −10 °F May 2 Oct 8 158
Albion 5b −15 to −10 °F May 1 Oct 5 157
Alliance 5a −20 to −15 °F May 11 Oct 3 144
Alliance 5b −15 to −10 °F May 22 Sep 22 122
Alma 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 24 Oct 18 174
Alvo 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 23 Oct 16 175
Ansley 5b −15 to −10 °F May 3 Oct 5 153
Arnold 5a −20 to −15 °F May 5 Oct 3 149
Atkinson 5a −20 to −15 °F May 4 Oct 4 152
Aurora 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 21 Oct 15 176
Bancroft 5a −20 to −15 °F Apr 28 Oct 12 165
Bassett 5a −20 to −15 °F May 6 Oct 1 147
Beaver 5b −15 to −10 °F May 4 Oct 4 150
Bellevue 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 17 Oct 19 183
Belmar 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 22 Oct 18 176
Benkelman 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 30 Oct 12 163
Blair 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 22 Oct 17 177
Brady 5b −15 to −10 °F May 2 Oct 10 161
Bridgeport 5a −20 to −15 °F May 8 Oct 3 147
Broken Bow 5b −15 to −10 °F May 10 Oct 1 142
Callaway 5b −15 to −10 °F May 10 Oct 1 145
Cambridge 5b −15 to −10 °F May 3 Oct 5 156
Cedar Creek 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 21 Oct 18 179
Central 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 28 Oct 10 165
Chambers 5a −20 to −15 °F May 4 Oct 2 150
Chambers 5a −20 to −15 °F May 1 Oct 7 159
Clarkson 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 25 Oct 11 168
Cody 5a −20 to −15 °F May 10 Sep 29 141
Columbus 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 21 Oct 15 174
Crab Orchard 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 26 Oct 10 164
Crawford 5a −20 to −15 °F May 13 Sep 30 138
Creighton 5a −20 to −15 °F Apr 30 Oct 6 158
Crete 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 23 Oct 12 170
Curtis 5b −15 to −10 °F May 1 Oct 9 160
Dalton 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 28 Oct 13 166
Danbury 6a −10 to −5 °F May 1 Oct 9 160
David 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 26 Oct 11 168
Elmwood 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 25 Oct 11 168
Ericson 5a −20 to −15 °F May 4 Oct 8 154
Ewing 5a −20 to −15 °F May 7 Sep 30 144
Exeter 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 25 Oct 14 170
Fairmont 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 25 Oct 14 170
Falls 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 18 Oct 17 180
Farnam 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 30 Oct 12 165
Franklin 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 30 Oct 8 161
Friend 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 26 Oct 13 169
Fullerton 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 30 Oct 5 157
Geneva 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 20 Oct 18 178
Gering 5b −15 to −10 °F May 5 Oct 4 149
Gothenburg 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 30 Oct 9 162
Grand Island 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 23 Oct 15 174
Greeley Center 5a −20 to −15 °F May 5 Oct 2 149
Guide Rock 6a −10 to −5 °F May 1 Oct 5 157
Gurley 5b −15 to −10 °F May 8 Oct 4 149
Halsey 5a −20 to −15 °F May 9 Oct 2 143
Harrisburg 5a −20 to −15 °F May 24 Sep 20 117
Harrison 5a −20 to −15 °F May 20 Sep 21 121
Hastings 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 22 Oct 16 176
Hayes Center 5b −15 to −10 °F May 3 Oct 10 159
Hebron 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 24 Oct 15 172
Hemingford 5a −20 to −15 °F May 8 Oct 5 149
Holdrege 6a −10 to −5 °F May 2 Oct 11 162
Hyannis 5a −20 to −15 °F May 12 Oct 1 141
Hyannis 5a −20 to −15 °F May 4 Oct 8 155
Hyannis 5b −15 to −10 °F May 4 Oct 8 155
Imperial 5b −15 to −10 °F May 7 Oct 5 150
Kearney 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 30 Oct 10 162
Kenesaw 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 22 Oct 16 176
Kimball 5a −20 to −15 °F May 15 Sep 26 132
Laurel 5a −20 to −15 °F Apr 30 Oct 5 159
Lincoln 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 27 Oct 10 164
Lincoln 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 24 Oct 13 171
Lincoln 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 24 Oct 13 171
Lindy 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 30 Oct 8 160
Lisco 5a −20 to −15 °F May 13 Sep 29 139
Lodgepole 5b −15 to −10 °F May 14 Sep 29 135
Long Pine 5a −20 to −15 °F May 6 Oct 3 150
Loomis 5b −15 to −10 °F May 2 Oct 11 162
Louisville 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 23 Oct 16 175
Lynch 5a −20 to −15 °F May 8 Oct 2 147
Lyons 5b −15 to −10 °F May 1 Oct 6 156
Macy 5a −20 to −15 °F May 1 Oct 6 156
Madison 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 30 Oct 6 160
Maxwell 5b −15 to −10 °F May 11 Oct 1 142
McCook 6a −10 to −5 °F May 2 Oct 9 159
Merna 5a −20 to −15 °F May 10 Oct 1 143
Merriman 5a −20 to −15 °F May 13 Oct 1 138
Mitchell 5a −20 to −15 °F May 5 Oct 4 149
Mullen 5b −15 to −10 °F May 7 Oct 5 150
Nebraska 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 18 Oct 19 182
Neligh 5a −20 to −15 °F May 4 Oct 4 153
North Loup 5b −15 to −10 °F May 5 Oct 3 150
North Platte 5b −15 to −10 °F May 3 Oct 10 158
O'Neill 5b −15 to −10 °F May 3 Oct 5 155
Oconto 5a −20 to −15 °F May 10 Oct 1 145
Omaha 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 15 Oct 21 187
Omaha 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 18 Oct 21 185
Omaha 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 17 Oct 19 183
Omaha 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 21 Oct 18 179
Ord 5b −15 to −10 °F May 5 Oct 3 150
Oshkosh 5b −15 to −10 °F May 9 Oct 2 144
Osmond 5a −20 to −15 °F Apr 30 Oct 6 160
Oxford 6a −10 to −5 °F May 1 Oct 8 161
Page 5b −15 to −10 °F May 7 Sep 30 144
Plainview 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 30 Oct 6 158
Plattsmouth 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 23 Oct 11 170
Pleasant Dale 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 26 Oct 12 169
Potter 5b −15 to −10 °F May 15 Sep 26 132
Randolph 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 30 Oct 5 159
Ravenna 5b −15 to −10 °F May 4 Oct 3 150
Red Cloud 5b −15 to −10 °F May 1 Oct 5 157
Republican 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 25 Oct 14 170
Rushville 5a −20 to −15 °F May 13 Sep 30 137
Sargent 5a −20 to −15 °F May 1 Oct 7 157
Seward 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 26 Oct 12 169
Shubert 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 24 Oct 10 167
Spencer 5a −20 to −15 °F May 4 Oct 6 152
Springview 5a −20 to −15 °F May 10 Oct 1 143
St. Paul 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 23 Oct 14 172
Stamford 6a −10 to −5 °F May 4 Oct 4 150
Stockville 5b −15 to −10 °F May 4 Oct 5 154
Stratton 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 29 Oct 13 166
Stromsburg 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 25 Oct 14 170
Superior 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 29 Oct 10 162
Sutherland 5b −15 to −10 °F May 4 Oct 9 156
Sutton 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 19 Oct 20 181
Syracuse 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 25 Oct 11 168
Tecumseh 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 26 Oct 10 164
Tekamah 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 28 Oct 10 165
Trenton 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 29 Oct 13 166
Trumbull 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 25 Oct 14 171
Tryon 5b −15 to −10 °F May 8 Oct 3 146
Valentine 5a −20 to −15 °F Apr 30 Oct 11 163
Valley 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 15 Oct 21 187
Valparaiso 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 22 Oct 16 175
Verdigre 5a −20 to −15 °F May 5 Oct 2 148
Wahoo 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 25 Oct 13 170
Wallace 5b −15 to −10 °F May 4 Oct 4 152
Wauneta 5b −15 to −10 °F May 2 Oct 11 160
Wausa 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 30 Oct 6 160
Waverly 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 23 Oct 16 175
Weeping Water 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 23 Oct 16 175
West Point 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 28 Oct 12 165
Westerville 5b −15 to −10 °F May 1 Oct 7 157
Weston 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 23 Oct 13 174
Winside 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 29 Oct 11 163
Wolbach 5b −15 to −10 °F May 5 Oct 2 149
Wood Lake 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 30 Oct 11 163
Wood River 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 25 Oct 14 171

Data: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (public domain) and USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023. Planting windows synthesized from U.S. Cooperative Extension guides.

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