Bellevue, NE 68133 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bellevue, NE?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/17, about 232 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 183 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Bellevue, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Bellevue 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
04/17 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
Bellevue's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,740 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NE, it ranks 17 of 605.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bellevue's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bellevue can differ from the 68133 normal.