Your nature year
Dalton, Georgiathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Dalton?
Leaves usually come out around Feb 17 and the first flowers around Mar 24. Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom.
At the Dalton weather station (4.9 mi), the average first fall frost is Nov 4 and the last spring frost Apr 2, which leaves Dalton some 216 growing days. For a day trip, Little River Canyon is 45 miles off; its fall foliage is usually at its best late October and early November. Great Smoky Mountains (103 mi) is the pick for synchronous fireflies, usually late May or early June. We follow 9 places within 150 miles of Dalton; the nearest lies 45 miles to the southwest.
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)
Best this weekend nearby
- Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee · 103 mi · Fall foliage
Usually early to mid-October above 4,000 feet; mid-October and early November below
Sat Oct 3: Showers And Thunderstorms, 75°F · Sun Oct 4: Rain Showers, 70°F
No report yet
Places in their own usual window that weekend; reports are the latest official ones, forecasts from the National Weather Service. 1 more nearby place has only regional or statewide timing, so it isn't listed.
Dalton's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 2 to ~Nov 4
- First leaf ~Feb 17
- First bloom ~Mar 24
- Today
Near Dalton right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 4 · last spring frost around Apr 2NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Dalton (4.9 mi, 50% dates)~5 weeks
- Fall foliage · Little River Canyon · 45 miusually late October and early November~3 weeks
Dalton's nature year
- Feb: Spring green-upFeb
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Apr: Wildflowers · Great Smoky MountainsApr
- Synchronous fireflies · Great Smoky MountainsMay–Jun
- Fall foliage · Little River CanyonOct–Nov
- Nov: First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Little River Canyon · 45 miusually late October and early November~3 weeks
- Cherokee National Forest · 65 miusually mid-October to early November~12 days
- Nantahala National Forest · 99 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~2 weeks
Synchronous fireflies
- Great Smoky Mountains · 103 miusually late May or early June~8 months
Wildflowers
- Great Smoky Mountains · 103 miusually mid- to late April~6 months
- Wheeler Refuge · 113 miUsually: April~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 2
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 4
About 216 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 17
First bloom around Mar 24
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Dalton (4.9 mi from Dalton), 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 Dalton?
On average around Nov 4, and the last spring frost around Apr 2: about 216 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Dalton, 4.9 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Dalton?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 17 and first bloom around Mar 24, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Dalton?
Little River Canyon, 45 miles (usually late October and early November); Cherokee National Forest, 65 miles (usually mid-October to early November); Nantahala National Forest, 99 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see synchronous fireflies near Dalton?
Great Smoky Mountains, 103 miles (usually late May or early June). 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)