Your nature year
Fair Lawn, New Jerseythrough the year
Also for Spring Valley, NY, Ridgewood, NJ: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Fair Lawn?
Within 150 miles we follow 21 places, out to Saratoga Springs 149 miles to the north. New York City, 13 miles from Fair Lawn, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually well under way by mid-October (statewide).
Brooklyn Botanic Garden (20 mi) is the pick for cherry blossoms, from late March or early April to mid-May (local timing). Fair Lawn usually sees its last spring frost around Apr 3 and its first fall frost around Nov 4, a frost-free stretch of about 215 days at the Teterboro Airport weather station (6.2 mi). The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Mar 28 and first bloom around Apr 27.
Checked against 3 official sources · How we check →
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)
Near Fair Lawn right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 4 · last spring frost around Apr 3NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Teterboro Airport (6.2 mi, 50% dates)~5 weeks
- In season nearby: Fall foliage, Fall & winter wildlife2 places in their usual window now, listed belowIn season
- Spring migration · next season nearby · 30 miLocal timing: spring~5 months
Your guide around Fair Lawn
- Pin color, each place's season now or next:
- Spring
- Fall
- Winter
Places near Fair Lawn
Wildlife through the year in New JerseyWildlife refuge
26 mi
Season: SpringU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Wintering geese and ducks on West Pond in New YorkWildlife refuge
27 mi
Season: Sep–MarNational Park Service ↗
Show all 13 places
Nesting piping plovers in New JerseyNational Recreation Area
36 mi
Season: Spring and summerNational Park Service ↗
Fall color in ConnecticutNational Historical Park
41 mi
Season: Mid-September to mid- to late OctoberNational Park Service ↗
Fall color in PennsylvaniaWildlife refuge
53 mi
Usual peak: Late OctoberU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Waterfowl in New YorkWildlife refuge
65 mi
Best viewing: Late October through early AprilU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Waterfowl in New YorkWildlife refuge
91 mi
Best viewing: Late October through early AprilU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Spring and fall migration in Rhode IslandWildlife refuge
130 mi
Best viewing: Spring migrationU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Fair Lawn's nature year
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Fair Lawn's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 3 to ~Nov 4
- First leaf ~Mar 28
- First bloom ~Apr 27
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 3
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 4
About 215 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 28
First bloom around Apr 27
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Teterboro Airport (6.2 mi from Fair Lawn), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.
Snow in Fair Lawn
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 6 (our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%). NOAA's normals at Harrison (13.1 mi away): 28 inches of snow in an average year, about 7.4 days with 1 inch or more.
NOAA's chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow on each date (one value per week, September to May), averaged over 1991–2020. A typical year, not a forecast.
Around Fair Lawn
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Fair Lawn?
On average around Nov 4, and the last spring frost around Apr 3: about 215 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Teterboro Airport, 6.2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Fair Lawn?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 28 and first bloom around Apr 27, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see cherry blossoms near Fair Lawn?
The nearest is Brooklyn Botanic Garden (20 miles). Brooklyn Botanic Garden: local timing: from late March or early April to mid-May. Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall foliage near Fair Lawn?
The nearest are New York City (13 miles), Weir Farm (41 miles) and Cherry Valley Refuge (53 miles). New York City: statewide: usually well under way by mid-October. Weir Farm: local timing: mid-September to mid- to late October. Cherry Valley Refuge: usually late October. Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Fair Lawn?
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 6. That date is our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Harrison. An average year brings 28 inches (NOAA 1991–2020). A typical year, not a forecast.Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal snowfall) ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (daily snowfall probabilities) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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)