Omaha, NE 68122 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Omaha, NE?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/16, about 231 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 183 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Omaha, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Omaha 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
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Omaha compares
Omaha's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,722 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 11 of 605.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Omaha can differ from the 68122 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Omaha's frost date answer different questions.