Your nature year
Goodyear, Arizonathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Goodyear?
Goodyear usually sees its last spring frost around Jan 14 and its first fall frost around Dec 22, a frost-free stretch of about 342 days at the Laveen 3 SSE weather station (13.9 mi). Goodyear sits at about 1,192 feet.
Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 24, with first blooms around Feb 15. About 3 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Within 150 miles we follow 4 places, out to San Francisco Peaks 144 miles to the north. The closest place we follow is Organ Pipe Cactus, 93 miles away, for wildflowers, between February and April (local timing). Bill Williams River Refuge (123 mi) is the pick for spring migration, late April to early May (local timing). Across Arizona, fall color is usually well under way by late October.
Updated Sep 29. 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 Francisco Peaks · 144 mi · Fall foliage
Usually Oct 1–31
Sat Oct 3: Sunny, 70°F · Sun Oct 4: Sunny, 69°F
No report yet
Places in their own usual window that weekend; reports are the latest official ones, forecasts from the National Weather Service.
Goodyear's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Jan 14 to ~Dec 22
- First leaf ~Jan 24
- First bloom ~Feb 15
- Fall color under way ~Oct 30 (AZ)
- Today
Near Goodyear right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in ArizonaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~4 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Dec 22 · last spring frost around Jan 14NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Laveen 3 SSE (13.9 mi, 50% dates)~3 months
- Fall foliage · San Francisco Peaks · 144 miusually Oct 1–31~2 days
Goodyear's nature year
- Jan: Spring green-upJan
- Jan: Last spring frostJan
- Wildflowers · Organ Pipe CactusFeb–Apr
- Spring migration · Bill Williams River RefugeApr–May
- Oct: Fall color (AZ)Oct
- Dec: First fall frostDec
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- San Francisco Peaks · 144 miusually Oct 1–31~2 days
Spring migration
- Bill Williams River Refuge · 123 miLocal timing: late April to early May~7 months
Wildflowers
- Organ Pipe Cactus · 93 miLocal timing: between February and April~4 months
- Saguaro · 97 miLocal timing: often best mid-late March~5 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Jan 14
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Dec 22
About 342 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 24
First bloom around Feb 15
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Laveen 3 SSE (13.9 mi from Goodyear), 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 Goodyear?
On average around Dec 22, and the last spring frost around Jan 14: about 342 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Laveen 3 SSE, 13.9 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Goodyear?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 24 and first bloom around Feb 15, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Goodyear?
San Francisco Peaks, 144 miles (usually Oct 1–31). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Goodyear?
Bill Williams River Refuge, 123 miles (local timing: late April to early May). 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) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 29)