Your nature year
Lancaster, Ohiothrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Lancaster?
Spring green-up reaches town around Mar 24, with first blooms around Apr 25. Frost usually lets go around Apr 22 and comes back around Oct 24, according to the Lancaster weather station (0.7 mi): roughly 185 days without it. Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Daniel Boone National Forest 124 miles to the southwest. The closest place we follow is Ohio River Islands Refuge, 78 miles away, for fall foliage, usually at its best Oct 11–20. Cuyahoga Valley (118 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 21–May 15 (local timing). The town is about 842 feet above sea level.
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)
Lancaster's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 22 to ~Oct 24
- First leaf ~Mar 24
- First bloom ~Apr 25
- Today
Near Lancaster right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 24 · last spring frost around Apr 22NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Lancaster (0.7 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Fall foliage · Ohio River Islands Refuge · 78 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
Lancaster's nature year
- Wildflowers · Cuyahoga ValleyMar–May
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostApr
- First fall frostOct
- Fall foliage · Ohio River Islands RefugeOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Ohio River Islands Refuge · 78 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
- Cuyahoga Valley · 118 miusually Oct 15–21~2 weeks
- Daniel Boone National Forest · 124 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
Wildflowers
- Cuyahoga Valley · 118 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
- Daniel Boone National Forest · 124 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Apr 30~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 22
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 24
About 185 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 24
First bloom around Apr 25
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Lancaster (0.7 mi from Lancaster), 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 Lancaster?
On average around Oct 24, and the last spring frost around Apr 22: about 185 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Lancaster, 0.7 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Lancaster?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 24 and first bloom around Apr 25, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Lancaster?
Ohio River Islands Refuge, 78 miles (usually Oct 11–20); Cuyahoga Valley, 118 miles (usually Oct 15–21); Daniel Boone National Forest, 124 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Lancaster?
Cuyahoga Valley, 118 miles (local timing: Mar 21–May 15); Daniel Boone National Forest, 124 miles (local timing: Mar 21–Apr 30). 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)