Your nature year
Atlantic City, New Jerseythrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Atlantic City?
Spring green-up reaches town around Mar 18, with first blooms around Apr 23. Frost usually lets go around Mar 26 and comes back around Nov 21, according to the nearest NOAA station, Atlantic City Marina: roughly 240 days without it. Within 150 miles we follow 10 places, out to Washington, DC 143 miles to the west. Bombay Hook, 55 miles from Atlantic City, is the nearest wildflowers spot on this site, Apr 1–May 31 (local timing). For fall foliage, the nearest is New York City (100 mi, usually well under way by mid-October (statewide)). Atlantic City sits close to sea level, at about 5 feet.
Updated Sep 27. 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)
Atlantic City's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 26 to ~Nov 21
- First leaf ~Mar 18
- First bloom ~Apr 23
- Today
Near Atlantic City right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 21 · last spring frost around Mar 26NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Atlantic City Marina (1.5 mi, 50% dates)~8 weeks
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens · 137 mi · Local timing: May 21–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Fall foliage · New York City · 100 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
Atlantic City's nature year
- Cherry blossoms · Baltimore (Fort McHenry)Mar–Apr
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostMar
- Wildflowers · Bombay HookApr–May
- Tulips · Washington, DCApr
- Fall foliage · New York CityOct
- First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Cherry blossoms
- Baltimore (Fort McHenry) · 115 miusually Mar 24–Apr 7~6 months
- US National Arboretum · 139 miusually Mar 1–Apr 30~5 months
- Washington, DC · 143 miusually Mar 25–Apr 7~6 months
Fall foliage
- New York City · 100 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
- Delaware Water Gap · 117 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
- Cherry Valley Refuge · 117 miusually Oct 21–31~3 weeks
Tulips
- Washington, DC · 143 miLocal timing: Apr 1–20~6 months
Wildflowers
- Bombay Hook · 55 miLocal timing: Apr 1–May 31~6 months
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens · 137 miLocal timing: May 21–Sep 30
Snow in Atlantic City
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 18 (our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%). NOAA's normals at Atlantic City International Airport (8 mi away): 17 inches of snow in an average year, about 4.6 days with 1 inch or more.
NOAA's chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow on each date (one value per week, September to May), averaged over 1991–2020. A typical year, not a forecast.
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 26
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 21
About 240 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 18
First bloom around Apr 23
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Atlantic City Marina (1.5 mi from Atlantic City), 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 Atlantic City?
On average around Nov 21, and the last spring frost around Mar 26: about 240 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Atlantic City Marina, 1.5 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Atlantic City?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 18 and first bloom around Apr 23, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see cherry blossoms near Atlantic City?
Baltimore (Fort McHenry), 115 miles (usually Mar 24–Apr 7); US National Arboretum, 139 miles (usually Mar 1–Apr 30); Washington, DC, 143 miles (usually Mar 25–Apr 7). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall foliage near Atlantic City?
New York City, 100 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October); Delaware Water Gap, 117 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Cherry Valley Refuge, 117 miles (usually Oct 21–31). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Atlantic City?
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 18: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Atlantic City International Airport. An average year brings 17 inches (NOAA 1991–2020). A typical year, not a forecast.Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal snowfall) ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (daily snowfall probabilities) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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)