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
| 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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