Your nature year
Kingman, Arizonathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Kingman?
Head east for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Kingman. San Francisco Peaks, 129 miles from Kingman, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually at its best Oct 1–31. For desert superbloom, the nearest is Joshua Tree (138 mi, usually Jan 1–Apr 20). At the nearest NOAA station, Kingman Airport, the average first fall frost is Nov 11 and the last spring frost Apr 2, which leaves Kingman some 223 growing days. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Feb 8 and first bloom around Mar 15. At some 3,491 feet up, Kingman is high enough that seasons run on a mountain clock. Across Arizona, fall color is usually well under way by late 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)
Best this weekend nearby
- San Francisco Peaks · 129 mi · Fall foliage
Usually Oct 1–31
Sat Oct 3: Sunny, 70°F · Sun Oct 4: Sunny, 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.
Kingman's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 2 to ~Nov 11
- First leaf ~Feb 8
- First bloom ~Mar 15
- Fall color under way ~Oct 30 (AZ)
- Today
Near Kingman right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in ArizonaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~5 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Nov 11 · last spring frost around Apr 2NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Kingman Airport (5.1 mi, 50% dates)~6 weeks
- Fall foliage · San Francisco Peaks · 129 miusually Oct 1–31~3 days
Kingman's nature year
- Desert superbloom · Joshua TreeJan–Apr
- Spring green-upFeb
- Last spring frostApr
- Fall color (AZ)Oct
- First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- San Francisco Peaks · 129 miusually Oct 1–31~3 days
- Zion · 147 miusually Oct 21–Nov 10~3 weeks
Desert superbloom
- Joshua Tree · 138 miusually Jan 1–Apr 20~3 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 2
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 11
About 223 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 8
First bloom around Mar 15
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Kingman Airport (5.1 mi from Kingman), 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 Kingman?
On average around Nov 11, and the last spring frost around Apr 2: about 223 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Kingman Airport, 5.1 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Kingman?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 8 and first bloom around Mar 15, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Kingman?
San Francisco Peaks, 129 miles (usually Oct 1–31); Zion, 147 miles (usually Oct 21–Nov 10). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see desert superbloom near Kingman?
Joshua Tree, 138 miles (usually Jan 1–Apr 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) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28)