Your nature year
Logan, Utahthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Logan?
The town is about 4,510 feet above sea level. Leaves usually come out around Apr 6 and the first flowers around May 12.
Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. At the Logan Radio Kvnu weather station (0.8 mi), the average first fall frost is Oct 2 and the last spring frost May 8, which leaves Logan some 147 growing days. National Elk Refuge, 133 miles from Logan, is the nearest winter wildlife spot on this site, Dec 15–Apr 10 (local timing). For wildflowers, the nearest is Craters of the Moon (146 mi, usually Jun 1–30). We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Logan; the nearest lies 133 miles to the northeast.
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)
Logan's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~May 8 to ~Oct 2
- First leaf ~Apr 6
- First bloom ~May 12
- Today
Near Logan right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 2 · last spring frost around May 8NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Logan Radio Kvnu (0.8 mi, 50% dates)~4 days
- Grand Teton · 148 mi · Local timing: May 1–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Winter wildlife · National Elk Refuge · 133 miLocal timing: Dec 15–Apr 10~3 months
Logan's nature year
- Apr: Spring green-upApr
- May: Last spring frostMay
- Jun: Wildflowers · Craters of the MoonJun
- Oct: First fall frostOct
- Winter wildlife · National Elk RefugeDec–Apr
Nearby, season by season
Wildflowers
- Craters of the Moon · 146 miusually Jun 1–30~8 months
- Grand Teton · 148 miLocal timing: May 1–Sep 30
Winter wildlife
- National Elk Refuge · 133 miLocal timing: Dec 15–Apr 10~3 months
Snow in Logan
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 23 (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 Logan Radio Kvnu (0.8 mi away): 44 inches of snow in an average year, about 19.5 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
May 8
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 2
About 147 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 6
First bloom around May 12
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Logan Radio Kvnu (0.8 mi from Logan), 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 Logan?
On average around Oct 2, and the last spring frost around May 8: about 147 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Logan Radio Kvnu, 0.8 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Logan?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 6 and first bloom around May 12, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see wildflowers near Logan?
Craters of the Moon, 146 miles (usually Jun 1–30); Grand Teton, 148 miles (local timing: May 1–Sep 30). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Logan?
National Elk Refuge, 133 miles (local timing: Dec 15–Apr 10). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Logan?
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 23: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Logan Radio Kvnu. An average year brings 44 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)