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Bullhead City, Arizonathrough the year

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

Frost usually lets go around Jan 4 and comes back around Dec 23, according to the Bullhead City weather station (1.2 mi): roughly 353 days without it. The town is about 802 feet above sea level.

Leaves usually come out around Jan 24 and the first flowers around Feb 14. About 3 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Ash Meadows Refuge 134 miles to the northwest. For a day trip, Bill Williams River Refuge is 63 miles off; its spring migration is late April to early May (local timing). Joshua Tree (111 mi) is the pick for desert superbloom, usually Jan 1–Apr 20. Statewide, Arizona's fall color is usually well under way by late October.

Updated Sep 29. 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)

Bullhead City's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Jan 4 to ~Dec 23
  • First leaf ~Jan 24
  • First bloom ~Feb 14
  • Fall color under way ~Oct 30 (AZ)
  • Today

Near Bullhead City right now

  • Fall color is usually well under way by late October in ArizonaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast
    ~4 weeks
  • First fall frost usually around Dec 23 · last spring frost around Jan 4NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Bullhead City (1.2 mi, 50% dates)
    ~3 months
  • Desert superbloom · Joshua Tree · 111 miusually Jan 1–Apr 20
    ~3 months

Bullhead City's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Desert superbloom · Joshua TreeJan–Apr
  • Spring green-upJan
  • Last spring frostJan
  • Wildflowers · Ash Meadows RefugeMar
  • Spring migration · Bill Williams River RefugeApr–May
  • Fall color (AZ)Oct
  • First fall frostDec

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Spring migration

Desert superbloom

Wildflowers

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Jan 4

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Dec 23

About 353 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Jan 24

First bloom around Feb 14

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Bullhead City (1.2 mi from Bullhead 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 Bullhead City?

On average around Dec 23, and the last spring frost around Jan 4: about 353 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Bullhead City, 1.2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Bullhead City?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 24 and first bloom around Feb 14, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see spring migration near Bullhead City?

Bill Williams River Refuge, 63 miles (local timing: late April to early May). Distances are straight-line.

Where can I see desert superbloom near Bullhead City?

Joshua Tree, 111 miles (usually Jan 1–Apr 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 29)

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