Your nature year
Mansfield, Ohiothrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Mansfield?
For a day trip, Cuyahoga Valley is 61 miles off; its fall foliage is usually at its best Oct 15–21. Cuyahoga Valley (61 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 21–May 15 (local timing). At some 1,195 feet up, Mansfield is on higher ground than most towns in the region. Frost usually lets go around Apr 26 and comes back around Oct 22, according to the nearest NOAA station, Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport: roughly 179 days without it. About 4 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Apr 3 and first bloom around May 4. We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Mansfield; the nearest lies 61 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)
Mansfield's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 26 to ~Oct 22
- First leaf ~Apr 3
- First bloom ~May 4
- Today
Near Mansfield right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 22 · last spring frost around Apr 26NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (3.8 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- Fall foliage · Cuyahoga Valley · 61 miusually Oct 15–21~2 weeks
Mansfield'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 · 61 miusually Oct 15–21~2 weeks
- Ohio River Islands Refuge · 117 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
- Erie Refuge · 146 miusually Oct 11–20~13 days
Wildflowers
- Cuyahoga Valley · 61 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
Snow in Mansfield
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 16 (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 Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (3.8 mi away): 49 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 26
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 22
About 179 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 3
First bloom around May 4
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (3.8 mi from Mansfield), 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 Mansfield?
On average around Oct 22, and the last spring frost around Apr 26: about 179 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, 3.8 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Mansfield?
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 Mansfield?
Cuyahoga Valley, 61 miles (usually Oct 15–21); Ohio River Islands Refuge, 117 miles (usually Oct 11–20); Erie Refuge, 146 miles (usually Oct 11–20). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Mansfield?
Cuyahoga Valley, 61 miles (local timing: Mar 21–May 15). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Mansfield?
Snow usually becomes possible around Nov 16: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport. An average year brings 49 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)