Your nature year
Barnstable Town, Massachusettsthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Barnstable Town?
Within 150 miles we follow 7 places, out to Ferry Beach State Park 126 miles to the north. The closest place we follow is Assabet River Refuge, 76 miles away, for fall foliage, usually at its best Oct 11–20. Barnstable Town usually sees its last spring frost around Apr 16 and its first fall frost around Oct 30, a frost-free stretch of about 197 days at NOAA's Hyannis station, 2.7 miles away. Spring green-up reaches town around Apr 6, with first blooms around May 10. Across Massachusetts, 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)
Barnstable Town's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 16 to ~Oct 30
- First leaf ~Apr 6
- First bloom ~May 10
- Fall color under way ~Oct 18 (MA)
- Today
Near Barnstable Town right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by mid-October in MassachusettsStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~3 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Oct 30 · last spring frost around Apr 16NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Hyannis (2.7 mi, 50% dates)~5 weeks
- Fall foliage · Assabet River Refuge · 76 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
Barnstable Town's nature year
- Spring green-upApr
- Last spring frostApr
- Fall color (MA)Oct
- First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Assabet River Refuge · 76 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
- Parker River Refuge · 83 miLocal timing: Oct 11–31~13 days
- Great Bay Refuge · 101 miLocal timing: Oct 11–20~13 days
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 16
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 30
About 197 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 6
First bloom around May 10
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Hyannis (2.7 mi from Barnstable Town), 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 Barnstable Town?
On average around Oct 30, and the last spring frost around Apr 16: about 197 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Hyannis, 2.7 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Barnstable Town?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 6 and first bloom around May 10, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Barnstable Town?
Assabet River Refuge, 76 miles (usually Oct 11–20); Parker River Refuge, 83 miles (local timing: Oct 11–31); Great Bay Refuge, 101 miles (local timing: Oct 11–20). 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)