Your nature year
Fernley, Nevadathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Fernley?
The closest place we follow is Yosemite, 130 miles away, for fall foliage, usually at its best Oct 11–31. Yosemite (130 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 1–Aug 31 (local timing). Fernley usually sees its last spring frost around Apr 18 and its first fall frost around Oct 25, a frost-free stretch of about 190 days at the nearest NOAA station, Lahontan Dam. Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Spring green-up reaches town around Mar 12, with first blooms around Apr 19. We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Fernley; the nearest lies 130 miles to the south.
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)
Fernley's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 18 to ~Oct 25
- First leaf ~Mar 12
- First bloom ~Apr 19
- Today
Near Fernley right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 25 · last spring frost around Apr 18NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Lahontan Dam (9.4 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Lassen Volcanic · 138 mi · Local timing: May 21–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Fall foliage · Yosemite · 130 miusually Oct 11–31~13 days
Fernley's nature year
- Wildflowers · YosemiteMar–Aug
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostApr
- First fall frostOct
- Fall foliage · YosemiteOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Yosemite · 130 miusually Oct 11–31~13 days
- Hat Creek Rim · 141 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Wildflowers
- Yosemite · 130 miLocal timing: Mar 1–Aug 31~5 months
- Lassen Volcanic · 138 miLocal timing: May 21–Sep 30
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 18
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 25
About 190 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 12
First bloom around Apr 19
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Lahontan Dam (9.4 mi from Fernley), 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 Fernley?
On average around Oct 25, and the last spring frost around Apr 18: about 190 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Lahontan Dam, 9.4 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Fernley?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 12 and first bloom around Apr 19, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Fernley?
Yosemite, 130 miles (usually Oct 11–31); Hat Creek Rim, 141 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Fernley?
Yosemite, 130 miles (local timing: Mar 1–Aug 31); Lassen Volcanic, 138 miles (local timing: May 21–Sep 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)