Your nature year
Livermore, Californiathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Livermore?
The closest place we follow is San Joaquin River Refuge, 26 miles away, for wildflowers, Apr 1–30 (local timing). Yosemite (114 mi) is the pick for fall foliage, usually Oct 11–31. Livermore usually sees its last spring frost around Feb 15 and its first fall frost around Dec 2, a frost-free stretch of about 290 days at the nearest NOAA station, Livermore. About 4 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Spring green-up reaches town around Jan 30, with first blooms around Mar 1. We follow 6 places within 150 miles of Livermore; the nearest lies 26 miles to the east. Statewide, California'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)
Livermore's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Feb 15 to ~Dec 2
- First leaf ~Jan 30
- First bloom ~Mar 1
- Fall color under way ~Oct 28 (CA)
- Today
Near Livermore right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in CaliforniaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~4 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Dec 2 · last spring frost around Feb 15NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Livermore (0.6 mi, 50% dates)~2 months
- Kaiser Pass Road · 148 mi · Local timing: Sep 25–Nov 30Fall foliage · in its window now
- Wildflowers · San Joaquin River Refuge · 26 miLocal timing: Apr 1–30~6 months
Livermore's nature year
- Spring green-upJan
- Last spring frostFeb
- Wildflowers · San Joaquin River RefugeApr
- Fall color (CA)Oct
- First fall frostDec
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Yosemite · 114 miusually Oct 11–31~13 days
- Kaiser Pass Road · 148 miLocal timing: Sep 25–Nov 30
Wildflowers
- San Joaquin River Refuge · 26 miLocal timing: Apr 1–30~6 months
- San Luis Refuge · 55 miLocal timing: Apr 1–30~6 months
- Point Reyes · 71 miLocal timing: Feb 1–Aug 31~4 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Feb 15
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Dec 2
About 290 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Jan 30
First bloom around Mar 1
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Livermore (0.6 mi from Livermore), 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 Livermore?
On average around Dec 2, and the last spring frost around Feb 15: about 290 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Livermore, 0.6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Livermore?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Jan 30 and first bloom around Mar 1, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Livermore?
Yosemite, 114 miles (usually Oct 11–31); Kaiser Pass Road, 148 miles (local timing: Sep 25–Nov 30). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Livermore?
San Joaquin River Refuge, 26 miles (local timing: Apr 1–30); San Luis Refuge, 55 miles (local timing: Apr 1–30); Point Reyes, 71 miles (local timing: Feb 1–Aug 31). 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)