Your nature year
Freeport, New Yorkthrough the year
Also for Lindenhurst, NY, Rockville Centre, NY: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Freeport?
Head northwest for the closest of the 12 places we follow around Freeport. New York City, 22 miles from Freeport, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually well under way by mid-October (statewide). Bombay Hook (138 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Apr 1–May 31 (local timing). At the nearest NOAA station, Oceanside, the average first fall frost is Nov 8 and the last spring frost Apr 7, which leaves Freeport some 215 growing days. Spring green-up reaches town around Mar 25, with first blooms around Apr 28. At roughly 14 feet, Freeport is about as low as towns get. Across New York, fall color is usually well under way by mid-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)
Freeport's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 7 to ~Nov 8
- First leaf ~Mar 25
- First bloom ~Apr 28
- Fall color under way ~Oct 20 (NY)
- Today
Near Freeport right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by mid-October in New YorkStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~3 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Nov 8 · last spring frost around Apr 7NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Oceanside (2.5 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Weir Farm · 42 mi · Local timing: Sep 15–Oct 25Fall foliage · in its window now
- Wildflowers · Bombay Hook · 138 miLocal timing: Apr 1–May 31~6 months
Freeport's nature year
- Spring green-upMar
- Wildflowers · Bombay HookApr–May
- Last spring frostApr
- Fall color (NY)Oct
- First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- New York City · 22 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
- Weir Farm · 42 miLocal timing: Sep 15–Oct 25
- Bear Mountain and West Point · 51 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~3 weeks
Wildflowers
- Bombay Hook · 138 miLocal timing: Apr 1–May 31~6 months
Snow in Freeport
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 1 (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 Oceanside (2.5 mi away): 26 inches of snow in an average year, about 6.7 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 7
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 8
About 215 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 25
First bloom around Apr 28
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Oceanside (2.5 mi from Freeport), 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 Freeport?
On average around Nov 8, and the last spring frost around Apr 7: about 215 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Oceanside, 2.5 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Freeport?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 25 and first bloom around Apr 28, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Freeport?
New York City, 22 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October); Weir Farm, 42 miles (local timing: Sep 15–Oct 25); Bear Mountain and West Point, 51 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Freeport?
Bombay Hook, 138 miles (local timing: Apr 1–May 31). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Freeport?
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 1: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Oceanside. An average year brings 26 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)