Your nature year
Greenville, South Carolinathrough the year
Also for Greer, SC, Mauldin, SC, Simpsonville, SC, Easley, SC, Spartanburg, SC: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Greenville?
Leaves usually come out around Feb 14 and the first flowers around Mar 20. Expect about 224 frost-free days in Greenville: the last spring frost usually comes around Mar 28, the first fall one around Nov 7, going by NOAA's Greenville station 1 miles away. We follow 8 places within 150 miles of Greenville; the nearest lies 35 miles to the northwest. The closest place we follow is Pisgah National Forest, 35 miles away, for fall foliage, usually well under way by mid-October (statewide). For wildflowers, the nearest is Pisgah National Forest (35 mi, Mar 21–May 15 (local timing)). At some 963 feet up, Greenville is on low ground.
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)
Best this weekend nearby
- Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina · 60 mi · Fall foliage
Usually Oct 1–31
Sat Oct 3: Chance Rain Showers, 64°F · Sun Oct 4: Rain Showers Likely, 59°F
No report yet - Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee · 87 mi · Fall foliage
Usually Oct 1–Nov 10
Sat Oct 3: Chance Rain Showers, 75°F · Sun Oct 4: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 70°F
No report yet
Places in their own usual window that weekend; reports are the latest official ones, forecasts from the National Weather Service. 1 more nearby place has only regional or statewide timing, so it isn't listed.
Greenville's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Mar 28 to ~Nov 7
- First leaf ~Feb 14
- First bloom ~Mar 20
- Today
Near Greenville right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 7 · last spring frost around Mar 28NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Greenville (1 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Fall foliage · Pisgah National Forest · 35 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~2 weeks
Greenville's nature year
- Spring green-upFeb
- Wildflowers · Pisgah National ForestMar–May
- Last spring frostMar
- Synchronous fireflies · Great Smoky MountainsMay–Jun
- Fall foliage · Pisgah National ForestOct
- First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Pisgah National Forest · 35 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~2 weeks
- Nantahala National Forest · 55 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~2 weeks
- Blue Ridge Parkway · 60 miusually Oct 1–31~3 days
Synchronous fireflies
- Great Smoky Mountains · 87 miusually May 21–Jun 10~8 months
- Congaree National Park · 113 miusually May 11–Jun 20~7 months
Wildflowers
- Pisgah National Forest · 35 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
- Nantahala National Forest · 55 miLocal timing: Mar 15–May 15~6 months
- Blue Ridge Parkway · 60 miusually Apr 21–May 10~7 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Mar 28
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 7
About 224 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 14
First bloom around Mar 20
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Greenville (1 mi from Greenville), 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 Greenville?
On average around Nov 7, and the last spring frost around Mar 28: about 224 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Greenville, 1 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Greenville?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 14 and first bloom around Mar 20, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Greenville?
Pisgah National Forest, 35 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October); Nantahala National Forest, 55 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October); Blue Ridge Parkway, 60 miles (usually Oct 1–31). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see synchronous fireflies near Greenville?
Great Smoky Mountains, 87 miles (usually May 21–Jun 10); Congaree National Park, 113 miles (usually May 11–Jun 20). 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)