Your nature year
Lorain, Ohiothrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Lorain?
At the Elyria Lorain Co Airport weather station (6.4 mi), the average first fall frost is Oct 24 and the last spring frost Apr 24, which leaves Lorain some 183 growing days. Leaves usually come out around Apr 3 and the first flowers around May 4. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Lorain; the nearest lies 35 miles to the southeast. For a day trip, Cuyahoga Valley is 35 miles off; its fall foliage is usually at its best Oct 15–21. Cuyahoga Valley (35 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 21–May 15 (local timing).
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)
Lorain's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 24 to ~Oct 24
- First leaf ~Apr 3
- First bloom ~May 4
- Today
Near Lorain right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 24 · last spring frost around Apr 24NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Elyria Lorain Co Airport (6.4 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Fall foliage · Cuyahoga Valley · 35 miusually Oct 15–21~2 weeks
Lorain's nature year
- Wildflowers · Cuyahoga ValleyMar–May
- Spring green-upApr
- Last spring frostApr
- First fall frostOct
- Fall foliage · Cuyahoga ValleyOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Cuyahoga Valley · 35 miusually Oct 15–21~2 weeks
- Erie Refuge · 115 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
- Ohio River Islands Refuge · 150 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
Wildflowers
- Cuyahoga Valley · 35 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
Snow in Lorain
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 Elyria 3 E (7.5 mi away): 44 inches of snow in an average year, about 15.7 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 24
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 24
About 183 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 3
First bloom around May 4
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Elyria Lorain Co Airport (6.4 mi from Lorain), 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 Lorain?
On average around Oct 24, and the last spring frost around Apr 24: about 183 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Elyria Lorain Co Airport, 6.4 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Lorain?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 3 and first bloom around May 4, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Lorain?
Cuyahoga Valley, 35 miles (usually Oct 15–21); Erie Refuge, 115 miles (usually Oct 11–20); Ohio River Islands Refuge, 150 miles (usually Oct 11–20). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Lorain?
Cuyahoga Valley, 35 miles (local timing: Mar 21–May 15). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Lorain?
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 Elyria 3 E. 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)