Your nature year
Carson, Nevadathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Carson?
Head south for the closest of the 6 places we follow around Carson. The closest place we follow is Yosemite, 99 miles away, for fall foliage, usually at its best Oct 11–31. Yosemite (99 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 1–Aug 31 (local timing). At the Carson City weather station (2.2 mi), the average first fall frost is Oct 6 and the last spring frost May 4, which leaves Carson some 155 growing days. Leaves usually come out around Mar 16 and the first flowers around Apr 30.
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)
Carson's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~May 4 to ~Oct 6
- First leaf ~Mar 16
- First bloom ~Apr 30
- Today
Near Carson right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 6 · last spring frost around May 4NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Carson City (2.2 mi, 50% dates)~8 days
- Kaiser Pass Road · 135 mi · Local timing: Sep 25–Nov 30Fall foliage · in its window now
- Lassen Volcanic · 131 mi · Local timing: May 21–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
Carson's nature year
- Wildflowers · YosemiteMar–Aug
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostMay
- First fall frostOct
- Fall foliage · YosemiteOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Yosemite · 99 miusually Oct 11–31~13 days
- Kaiser Pass Road · 135 miLocal timing: Sep 25–Nov 30
- Hat Creek Rim · 139 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Wildflowers
- Yosemite · 99 miLocal timing: Mar 1–Aug 31~5 months
- Lassen Volcanic · 131 miLocal timing: May 21–Sep 30
- San Joaquin River Refuge · 134 miLocal timing: Apr 1–30~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
May 4
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 6
About 155 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 16
First bloom around Apr 30
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Carson City (2.2 mi from Carson), 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 Carson?
On average around Oct 6, and the last spring frost around May 4: about 155 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Carson City, 2.2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Carson?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 16 and first bloom around Apr 30, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Carson?
Yosemite, 99 miles (usually Oct 11–31); Kaiser Pass Road, 135 miles (local timing: Sep 25–Nov 30); Hat Creek Rim, 139 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Carson?
Yosemite, 99 miles (local timing: Mar 1–Aug 31); Lassen Volcanic, 131 miles (local timing: May 21–Sep 30); San Joaquin River Refuge, 134 miles (local timing: Apr 1–30). 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)