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Brockton, Massachusettsthrough the year

When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Brockton?

We follow 19 places within 150 miles of Brockton; the nearest lies 18 miles to the north. For a day trip, Fairsted (Olmsted NHS) is 18 miles off; its fall foliage is usually at its best mid-October.

Great Meadows Refuge (28 mi) is the pick for fall & winter wildlife, November (local timing). Frost usually lets go around Apr 22 and comes back around Oct 19, according to the nearest NOAA station, Brockton: roughly 180 days without it. Leaves usually come out around Apr 6 and the first flowers around May 7. Across Massachusetts, fall color is usually well under way by mid-October.

Updated Oct 2. 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)

Beyond Brockton: Massachusetts all-year guide →

Near Brockton right now

  • Fall color is usually well under way by mid-October in MassachusettsStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast
    ~2 weeks
  • First fall frost usually around Oct 19 · last spring frost around Apr 22NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Brockton (2.6 mi, 50% dates)
    ~2 weeks
  • Fall foliage · Fairsted (Olmsted NHS) · 18 miusually mid-October
    ~9 days

Your guide around Brockton

Nearest places we cover
  • Spring
  • Fall
  • Winter
Places on this map, as a list
Map: approximate positions; state lines US Census.

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Fall foliage

Spring migration

Wildlife by season

Fall & winter wildlife

Brockton's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Wildlife by season · Target Rock RefugeMar–Sep
  • Spring migration · Cape CodMar–May
  • Spring green-upApr
  • Last spring frostApr
  • Fall color (MA)NowOct
  • First fall frostNowOct
  • Fall & winter wildlife · Great Meadows RefugeNov

Brockton's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Apr 22 to ~Oct 19
  • First leaf ~Apr 6
  • First bloom ~May 7
  • Fall color under way ~Oct 18 (MA)
  • Today

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Apr 22

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Oct 19

About 180 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Apr 6

First bloom around May 7

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Brockton (2.6 mi from Brockton), 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 Brockton?

On average around Oct 19, and the last spring frost around Apr 22: about 180 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Brockton, 2.6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Brockton?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 6 and first bloom around May 7, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see fall foliage near Brockton?

Fairsted (Olmsted NHS), 18 miles (usually mid-October); Assabet River Refuge, 31 miles (usually mid-October); Parker River Refuge, 52 miles (local timing: mid- to late October). Distances are straight-line.

Where can I see spring migration near Brockton?

Cape Cod, 57 miles (local timing: spring). 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) (Oct 2)

All our sources and how we use them →