Your nature year
Evansville, Indianathrough the year
Also for Henderson, KY: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Evansville?
For a day trip, Shawnee National Forest is 53 miles off; its fall foliage is usually well under way by late October (statewide). Mammoth Cave (96 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 1–May 31 (local timing). The town is about 400 feet above sea level. Frost usually lets go around Mar 29 and comes back around Nov 10, according to NOAA's Evansville Museum station, 2.6 miles away: roughly 226 days without it. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Leaves usually come out around Mar 11 and the first flowers around Apr 11. Head southwest for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Evansville. Statewide, Indiana's 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)
Evansville's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 29 to ~Nov 10
- First leaf ~Mar 11
- First bloom ~Apr 11
- Fall color under way ~Oct 23 (IN)
- Today
Near Evansville right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in IndianaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~4 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Nov 10 · last spring frost around Mar 29NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Evansville Museum (2.6 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Fall foliage · Shawnee National Forest · 53 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Evansville's nature year
- Wildflowers · Mammoth CaveMar–May
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostMar
- Fall color (IN)Oct
- First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Shawnee National Forest · 53 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
- Hoosier National Forest · 59 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
- Mammoth Cave · 96 miLocal timing: Oct 21–31~3 weeks
Wildflowers
- Mammoth Cave · 96 miLocal timing: Mar 1–May 31~5 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 29
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 10
About 226 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 11
First bloom around Apr 11
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Evansville Museum (2.6 mi from Evansville), 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 Evansville?
On average around Nov 10, and the last spring frost around Mar 29: about 226 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Evansville Museum, 2.6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Evansville?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 11 and first bloom around Apr 11, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Evansville?
Shawnee National Forest, 53 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Hoosier National Forest, 59 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Mammoth Cave, 96 miles (local timing: Oct 21–31). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Evansville?
Mammoth Cave, 96 miles (local timing: Mar 1–May 31). 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)