Your nature year
Leesburg, Virginiathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Leesburg?
Spring green-up reaches town around Mar 16, with first blooms around Apr 17. Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Frost usually lets go around Apr 16 and comes back around Oct 25, according to the Purcellville weather station (8.4 mi): roughly 192 days without it. For a day trip, Gambrill State Park is 25 miles off; its fall foliage is usually well under way by late October (statewide). Washington, DC (32 mi) is the pick for cherry blossoms, usually Mar 25–Apr 7. Head north for the closest of the 19 places we follow around Leesburg. Statewide, Virginia's 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)
Leesburg's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 16 to ~Oct 25
- First leaf ~Mar 16
- First bloom ~Apr 17
- Fall color under way ~Oct 25 (VA)
- Today
Near Leesburg right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in VirginiaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~4 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Oct 25 · last spring frost around Apr 16NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Purcellville (8.4 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens · 36 mi · Local timing: May 21–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Fall foliage · Gambrill State Park · 25 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Leesburg's nature year
- Cherry blossoms · Washington, DCMar–Apr
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostApr
- Tulips · Washington, DCApr
- Wildflowers · Kenilworth Aquatic GardensNowMay–Sep
- Fall color (VA)Oct
- First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Cherry blossoms
- Washington, DC · 32 miusually Mar 25–Apr 7~6 months
- US National Arboretum · 34 miusually Mar 1–Apr 30~5 months
- Baltimore (Fort McHenry) · 53 miusually Mar 24–Apr 7~6 months
Fall foliage
- Gambrill State Park · 25 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
- Antietam · 26 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
- Greenbrier State Park · 31 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Tulips
- Washington, DC · 32 miLocal timing: Apr 1–20~6 months
Wildflowers
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens · 36 miLocal timing: May 21–Sep 30
- Catoctin Mountain · 37 miLocal timing: Apr 1–May 31~6 months
- Shenandoah · 62 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Jun 30~6 months
Snow in Leesburg
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 19 (our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%). NOAA's normals at Washington Dulles International Airport (13.3 mi away): 21 inches of snow in an average year, about 5.3 days with 1 inch or more.
NOAA's chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow on each date (one value per week, September to May), averaged over 1991–2020. A typical year, not a forecast.
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 16
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 25
About 192 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 16
First bloom around Apr 17
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Purcellville (8.4 mi from Leesburg), 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 Leesburg?
On average around Oct 25, and the last spring frost around Apr 16: about 192 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Purcellville, 8.4 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Leesburg?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 16 and first bloom around Apr 17, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see cherry blossoms near Leesburg?
Washington, DC, 32 miles (usually Mar 25–Apr 7); US National Arboretum, 34 miles (usually Mar 1–Apr 30); Baltimore (Fort McHenry), 53 miles (usually Mar 24–Apr 7). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall foliage near Leesburg?
Gambrill State Park, 25 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Antietam, 26 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Greenbrier State Park, 31 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Leesburg?
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 19: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Washington Dulles International Airport. An average year brings 21 inches (NOAA 1991–2020). A typical year, not a forecast.Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal snowfall) ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (daily snowfall probabilities) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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)