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Holland, Michiganthrough the year

Also for Walker, MI: the same nearby places.

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

The closest place we follow is Indiana Dunes, 94 miles away, for fall foliage, usually at its best around mid-October. Indiana Dunes (94 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Most years, the wildflowers peak from late April through mid-May (usually).

Frost usually lets go around Apr 28 and comes back around Oct 21, according to NOAA's Holland Tulip City Airport station, 1.4 miles away: roughly 176 days without it. About 4 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Leaves usually come out around Apr 9 and the first flowers around May 8. Head southwest for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Holland.

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)

Beyond Holland: Michigan all-year guide →

Near Holland right now

  • First fall frost usually around Oct 21 · last spring frost around Apr 28NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Holland Tulip City Airport (1.4 mi, 50% dates)
    ~3 weeks
  • Horicon Refuge · 138 mi · Local timing: fallWildlife by season · in its window now
    In season
  • Shiawassee Refuge · 114 mi · Local timing: September and October are the best months for fall migratory birdsFall & winter wildlife · in its window now
    In season
  • Fall foliage · Indiana Dunes · 94 miusually around mid-October
    ~9 days

Nearest places to Holland

Straight-line miles; roads are longer

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Fall foliage

Spring migration

  • Shiawassee Refuge · 114 miLocal timing: April and May are the best months to see spring migratory birds
    ~6 months

Wildflowers

  • Indiana Dunes · 94 miUsually: Most years, the wildflowers peak from late April through mid-May
    ~7 months

Wildlife by season

Fall & winter wildlife

  • Shiawassee Refuge · 114 miLocal timing: September and October are the best months for fall migratory birds
    In season

Holland's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Spring migration · Shiawassee RefugeApr–May
  • Wildflowers · Indiana DunesApr–May
  • Spring green-upApr
  • Last spring frostApr
  • Wildlife by season · Horicon RefugeNowSep–Nov
  • Fall & winter wildlife · Shiawassee RefugeNowSep–Oct
  • First fall frostNowOct
  • Fall foliage · Indiana DunesNowOct

Holland's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Apr 28 to ~Oct 21
  • First leaf ~Apr 9
  • First bloom ~May 8
  • Today

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Apr 28

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Oct 21

About 176 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Apr 9

First bloom around May 8

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Holland Tulip City Airport (1.4 mi from Holland), 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 Holland?

On average around Oct 21, and the last spring frost around Apr 28: about 176 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Holland Tulip City Airport, 1.4 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Holland?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 9 and first bloom around May 8, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see fall foliage near Holland?

Indiana Dunes, 94 miles (usually around mid-October); Shiawassee Refuge, 114 miles (usually: the second or third week of October). Distances are straight-line.

Where can I see spring migration near Holland?

Shiawassee Refuge, 114 miles (local timing: April and May are the best months to see spring migratory birds). 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)

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