Your nature year
Asheboro, North Carolinathrough the year
Also for Thomasville, NC: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Asheboro?
At some 810 feet up, Asheboro is on low ground. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Feb 20 and first bloom around Mar 28. Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Frost usually lets go around Apr 5 and comes back around Oct 31, according to NOAA's Asheboro 2 W station, 1.4 miles away: roughly 209 days without it. George Washington and Jefferson, 123 miles from Asheboro, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually at its best Oct 11–31. For wildflowers, the nearest is George Washington and Jefferson (123 mi, Mar 21–May 31 (local timing)). We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Asheboro; the nearest lies 123 miles to the northwest. Across North Carolina, fall color is usually well under way by mid-October.
Updated Sep 28. Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) ↗ (opens in a new tab), US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Best this weekend nearby
- Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina · 144 mi · Fall foliage
Usually Oct 1–31
Sat Oct 3: Chance Rain Showers, 64°F · Sun Oct 4: Rain Showers Likely, 59°F
No report yet
Places in their own usual window that weekend; reports are the latest official ones, forecasts from the National Weather Service.
Asheboro's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 5 to ~Oct 31
- First leaf ~Feb 20
- First bloom ~Mar 28
- Fall color under way ~Oct 18 (NC)
- Today
Near Asheboro right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by mid-October in North CarolinaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~3 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Oct 31 · last spring frost around Apr 5NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Asheboro 2 W (1.4 mi, 50% dates)~5 weeks
- Fall foliage · George Washington and Jefferson · 123 miusually Oct 11–31~13 days
Asheboro's nature year
- Spring green-upFeb
- Wildflowers · George Washington and JeffersonMar–May
- Last spring frostApr
- Synchronous fireflies · Congaree National ParkMay–Jun
- Fall color (NC)Oct
- First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- George Washington and Jefferson · 123 miusually Oct 11–31~13 days
- Congaree National Park · 143 miusually Oct 21–Nov 10~3 weeks
- Blue Ridge Parkway · 144 miusually Oct 1–31~3 days
Synchronous fireflies
- Congaree National Park · 143 miusually May 11–Jun 20~7 months
Wildflowers
- George Washington and Jefferson · 123 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 31~6 months
- Blue Ridge Parkway · 144 miusually Apr 21–May 10~7 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 5
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 31
About 209 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 20
First bloom around Mar 28
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Asheboro 2 W (1.4 mi from Asheboro), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Asheboro?
On average around Oct 31, and the last spring frost around Apr 5: about 209 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Asheboro 2 W, 1.4 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Asheboro?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 20 and first bloom around Mar 28, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Asheboro?
George Washington and Jefferson, 123 miles (usually Oct 11–31); Congaree National Park, 143 miles (usually Oct 21–Nov 10); Blue Ridge Parkway, 144 miles (usually Oct 1–31). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see synchronous fireflies near Asheboro?
Congaree National Park, 143 miles (usually May 11–Jun 20). Distances are straight-line.
How we know
US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, Spring Index 1991–2020 averages (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28)