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Your nature year

Greensboro, North Carolinathrough the year

Also for Winston-Salem, NC, High Point, NC, Burlington, NC, Kernersville, NC, Thomasville, NC: the same nearby places.

When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Greensboro?

The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Feb 24 and first bloom around Apr 1. Greensboro usually sees its last spring frost around Apr 1 and its first fall frost around Nov 4, a frost-free stretch of about 217 days at the nearest NOAA station, Greensboro Wtp.

Across North Carolina, fall color is usually well under way by mid-October. Within 150 miles we follow 5 places, out to Blue Ridge Parkway 145 miles to the west. The closest place we follow is Pee Dee Refuge, 73 miles away, for fall foliage, Sep 1–Nov 30 (local timing). For wildflowers, the nearest is George Washington and Jefferson (111 mi, Mar 21–May 31 (local timing)). The town is about 824 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)

Best this weekend nearby

Oct 3–Oct 4 · within 150 straight-line miles of Greensboro
  1. Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina · 145 mi · Fall foliage

    Usually Oct 1–31

    Sat Oct 3: Rain Showers Likely, 67°F · Sun Oct 4: Rain Showers Likely, 63°F

    No report yet

Places in their own usual window that weekend; reports are the latest official ones, forecasts from the National Weather Service. 2 more nearby places have only regional or statewide timing, so they aren't listed.

Greensboro's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Apr 1 to ~Nov 4
  • First leaf ~Feb 24
  • First bloom ~Apr 1
  • Fall color under way ~Oct 18 (NC)
  • Today

Near Greensboro right now

  • Fall color is usually well under way by mid-October in North CarolinaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast
    ~3 weeks
  • First fall frost usually around Nov 4 · last spring frost around Apr 1NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Greensboro Wtp (1.3 mi, 50% dates)
    ~5 weeks
  • Pee Dee Refuge · 73 mi · Local timing: Sep 1–Nov 30Fall foliage · in its window now
    In season
  • Wildflowers · George Washington and Jefferson · 111 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 31
    ~6 months

Greensboro's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Spring green-upFeb
  • Wildflowers · George Washington and JeffersonMar–May
  • Last spring frostApr
  • Fall color (NC)Oct
  • First fall frostNov

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Fall foliage

Wildflowers

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Apr 1

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Nov 4

About 217 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Feb 24

First bloom around Apr 1

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Greensboro Wtp (1.3 mi from Greensboro), 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 Greensboro?

On average around Nov 4, and the last spring frost around Apr 1: about 217 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Greensboro Wtp, 1.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Greensboro?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 24 and first bloom around Apr 1, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see fall foliage near Greensboro?

Pee Dee Refuge, 73 miles (local timing: Sep 1–Nov 30); George Washington and Jefferson, 111 miles (usually Oct 11–31); Bluestone, 121 miles (usually Oct 11–20). Distances are straight-line.

Where can I see wildflowers near Greensboro?

George Washington and Jefferson, 111 miles (local timing: Mar 21–May 31); Blue Ridge Parkway, 145 miles (usually Apr 21–May 10). 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 28)

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