Your nature year
Blacksburg, Virginiathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Blacksburg?
George Washington and Jefferson, 80 miles from Blacksburg, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually at its best Oct 11–31. George Washington and Jefferson (80 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 21–May 31 (local timing). Blacksburg usually sees its last spring frost around Apr 24 and its first fall frost around Oct 19, a frost-free stretch of about 178 days at the nearest NOAA station, Blacksburg Nwso. Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Mar 16 and first bloom around Apr 19. Head southwest for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Blacksburg. Statewide, Virginia's fall color is usually well under way by late 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)
Blacksburg's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 24 to ~Oct 19
- First leaf ~Mar 16
- First bloom ~Apr 19
- Fall color under way ~Oct 25 (VA)
- Today
Near Blacksburg right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in VirginiaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~4 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Oct 19 · last spring frost around Apr 24NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Blacksburg Nwso (2 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- Canaan Valley Refuge · 147 mi · usually Sep 21–30Fall foliage · in its window now
- Wildflowers · George Washington and Jefferson · 80 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 31~6 months
Blacksburg's nature year
- Wildflowers · George Washington and JeffersonMar–May
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostApr
- Fall color (VA)Oct
- First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- George Washington and Jefferson · 80 miusually Oct 11–31~13 days
- Shenandoah · 140 miusually Oct 8–21~10 days
- Canaan Valley Refuge · 147 miusually Sep 21–30
Wildflowers
- George Washington and Jefferson · 80 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 31~6 months
- Shenandoah · 140 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Jun 30~6 months
Snow in Blacksburg
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 2 (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 Blacksburg Nwso (2 mi away): 25 inches of snow in an average year, about 6.2 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
Apr 24
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 19
About 178 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 16
First bloom around Apr 19
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Blacksburg Nwso (2 mi from Blacksburg), 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 Blacksburg?
On average around Oct 19, and the last spring frost around Apr 24: about 178 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Blacksburg Nwso, 2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Blacksburg?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 16 and first bloom around Apr 19, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Blacksburg?
George Washington and Jefferson, 80 miles (usually Oct 11–31); Shenandoah, 140 miles (usually Oct 8–21); Canaan Valley Refuge, 147 miles (usually Sep 21–30). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Blacksburg?
George Washington and Jefferson, 80 miles (local timing: Mar 21–May 31); Shenandoah, 140 miles (local timing: Mar 21–Jun 30). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Blacksburg?
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 2: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Blacksburg Nwso. An average year brings 25 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) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28)