Bellevue, NE 68113 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bellevue, NE, ZIP 68113
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/17, roughly 232 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 183 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bellevue in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5b around Bellevue has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/17 isn't a guarantee
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bellevue compares
About 183 days separate Bellevue's last and first frost, putting it 23,738 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NE, it ranks 15 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bellevue can differ from the 68113 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Bellevue's frost date answer different questions.