Your nature year
Florence, Kentuckythrough the year
Also for Independence, KY: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Florence?
Leaves usually come out around Mar 19 and the first flowers around Apr 19. At the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I weather station (3.8 mi), the average first fall frost is Oct 25 and the last spring frost Apr 18, which leaves Florence some 190 growing days. Statewide, Kentucky's fall color is usually well under way by late October. We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Florence; the nearest lies 90 miles to the southeast. For a day trip, Daniel Boone National Forest is 90 miles off; its fall foliage is usually well under way by late October (statewide). Daniel Boone National Forest (90 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 21–Apr 30 (local timing). The town is about 902 feet above sea level.
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)
Florence's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 18 to ~Oct 25
- First leaf ~Mar 19
- First bloom ~Apr 19
- Fall color under way ~Oct 25 (KY)
- Today
Near Florence right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in KentuckyStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~4 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Oct 25 · last spring frost around Apr 18NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I (3.8 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Fall foliage · Daniel Boone National Forest · 90 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
Florence's nature year
- Wildflowers · Daniel Boone National ForestMar–Apr
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostApr
- Fall color (KY)Oct
- First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Daniel Boone National Forest · 90 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
- Hoosier National Forest · 116 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
- Mammoth Cave · 148 miLocal timing: Oct 21–31~3 weeks
Wildflowers
- Daniel Boone National Forest · 90 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Apr 30~6 months
- Mammoth Cave · 148 miLocal timing: Mar 1–May 31~5 months
Snow in Florence
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 4 (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 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I (3.8 mi away): 23 inches of snow in an average year, about 7 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.
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 19
First bloom around Apr 19
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I (3.8 mi from Florence), 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 Florence?
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 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I, 3.8 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Florence?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 19 and first bloom around Apr 19, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Florence?
Daniel Boone National Forest, 90 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Hoosier National Forest, 116 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Mammoth Cave, 148 miles (local timing: Oct 21–31). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Florence?
Daniel Boone National Forest, 90 miles (local timing: Mar 21–Apr 30); Mammoth Cave, 148 miles (local timing: Mar 1–May 31). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Florence?
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 4: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I. An average year brings 23 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) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28)