Your nature year
Danville, Virginiathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Danville?
For a day trip, Bluestone is 110 miles off; its fall foliage is usually at its best Oct 11–20. George Washington and Jefferson (126 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 21–May 31 (local timing).
The town is about 565 feet above sea level. At NOAA's Danville 2 SE station, 2.9 miles away, the average first fall frost is Nov 1 and the last spring frost Apr 8, which leaves Danville some 207 growing days. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Leaves usually come out around Feb 27 and the first flowers around Apr 4. Head northwest for the closest of the 5 places we follow around Danville. Across Virginia, 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)
Danville's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 8 to ~Nov 1
- First leaf ~Feb 27
- First bloom ~Apr 4
- Fall color under way ~Oct 25 (VA)
- Today
Near Danville 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 Nov 1 · last spring frost around Apr 8NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Danville 2 SE (2.9 mi, 50% dates)~5 weeks
- Pee Dee Refuge · 112 mi · Local timing: Sep 1–Nov 30Fall foliage · in its window now
- Wildflowers · George Washington and Jefferson · 126 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 31~6 months
Danville's nature year
- Spring green-upFeb
- Wildflowers · George Washington and JeffersonMar–May
- Last spring frostApr
- Fall color (VA)Oct
- First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Bluestone · 110 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
- Pee Dee Refuge · 112 miLocal timing: Sep 1–Nov 30
- New River Gorge · 126 miAt one spot: Oct 1–31~3 days
Wildflowers
- George Washington and Jefferson · 126 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 31~6 months
- Shenandoah · 144 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Jun 30~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 8
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 1
About 207 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 27
First bloom around Apr 4
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Danville 2 SE (2.9 mi from Danville), 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 Danville?
On average around Nov 1, and the last spring frost around Apr 8: about 207 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Danville 2 SE, 2.9 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Danville?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 27 and first bloom around Apr 4, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Danville?
Bluestone, 110 miles (usually Oct 11–20); Pee Dee Refuge, 112 miles (local timing: Sep 1–Nov 30); New River Gorge, 126 miles (at one spot: Oct 1–31). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Danville?
George Washington and Jefferson, 126 miles (local timing: Mar 21–May 31); Shenandoah, 144 miles (local timing: Mar 21–Jun 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) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28)