Your nature year
Farmington, New Mexicothrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Farmington?
San Juan Skyway, 73 miles from Farmington, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually at its best Sep 11–Oct 20. The town is about 5,452 feet above sea level. Frost usually lets go around May 2 and comes back around Oct 13, according to the Farmington Four Corners Regional A weather station (2.8 mi): roughly 164 days without it. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Leaves usually come out around Mar 20 and the first flowers around Apr 24. Head north for the closest of the 4 places we follow around Farmington.
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
- San Juan Skyway · 73 mi · Fall foliage
Usually Sep 11–Oct 20
Sat Oct 3: Sunny, 57°F · Sun Oct 4: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 56°F
No report yet - Hyde Park Road · 148 mi · Fall foliage
Usually Oct 1–7
Sat Oct 3: Sunny, 61°F · Sun Oct 4: Sunny, 60°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.
Farmington's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~May 2 to ~Oct 13
- First leaf ~Mar 20
- First bloom ~Apr 24
- Today
Near Farmington right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 13 · last spring frost around May 2NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Farmington Four Corners Regional A (2.8 mi, 50% dates)~2 weeks
- San Juan Skyway · 73 mi · usually Sep 11–Oct 20Fall foliage · in its window now
- Valles Caldera · 113 mi · Local timing: Sep 1–Nov 30Fall foliage · in its window now
Farmington's nature year
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostMay
- Fall foliage · San Juan SkywayNowSep–Oct
- First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- San Juan Skyway · 73 miusually Sep 11–Oct 20
- Valles Caldera · 113 miLocal timing: Sep 1–Nov 30
- Black Canyon · 127 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~10 days
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
May 2
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 13
About 164 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 20
First bloom around Apr 24
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Farmington Four Corners Regional A (2.8 mi from Farmington), 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 Farmington?
On average around Oct 13, and the last spring frost around May 2: about 164 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Farmington Four Corners Regional A, 2.8 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Farmington?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 20 and first bloom around Apr 24, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Farmington?
San Juan Skyway, 73 miles (usually Sep 11–Oct 20); Valles Caldera, 113 miles (local timing: Sep 1–Nov 30); Black Canyon, 127 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October). 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)