Oakland, NE 68045 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Oakland, NE?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/28, roughly 243 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 165 frost-free days later.
Oakland sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Oakland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Oakland compares
Oakland's growing season runs about 165 days, ranking 30,634 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 294 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Oakland's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Oakland can differ from the 68045 normal.