Your nature year
Marion, Ohiothrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Marion?
The town is about 987 feet above sea level. Leaves usually come out around Mar 31 and the first flowers around May 1.
About 4 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Marion usually sees its last spring frost around Apr 25 and its first fall frost around Oct 20, a frost-free stretch of about 178 days at the Marion 2 N weather station (1.3 mi). The closest place we follow is Ottawa Refuge, 70 miles away, for spring migration, late April to mid-May (local timing). Cuyahoga Valley (93 mi) is the pick for fall foliage, usually Oct 15–21. We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Marion; the nearest lies 70 miles to the north.
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)
Marion's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 25 to ~Oct 20
- First leaf ~Mar 31
- First bloom ~May 1
- Today
Near Marion right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 20 · last spring frost around Apr 25NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Marion 2 N (1.3 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- Fall foliage · Cuyahoga Valley · 93 miusually Oct 15–21~2 weeks
Marion's nature year
- Wildflowers · Cuyahoga ValleyMar–May
- Mar: Spring green-upMar
- Spring migration · Ottawa RefugeApr–May
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Oct: First fall frostOct
- Oct: Fall foliage · Cuyahoga ValleyOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Cuyahoga Valley · 93 miusually Oct 15–21~2 weeks
- Ohio River Islands Refuge · 131 miusually Oct 11–20~12 days
Spring migration
- Ottawa Refuge · 70 miLocal timing: late April to mid-May~7 months
Wildflowers
- Cuyahoga Valley · 93 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
Snow in Marion
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 18 (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 Marion 2 N (1.3 mi away): 24 inches of snow in an average year, about 8.4 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 25
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 20
About 178 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 31
First bloom around May 1
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Marion 2 N (1.3 mi from Marion), 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 Marion?
On average around Oct 20, and the last spring frost around Apr 25: about 178 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Marion 2 N, 1.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Marion?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 31 and first bloom around May 1, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Marion?
Cuyahoga Valley, 93 miles (usually Oct 15–21); Ohio River Islands Refuge, 131 miles (usually Oct 11–20). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Marion?
Ottawa Refuge, 70 miles (local timing: late April to mid-May). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Marion?
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 18: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Marion 2 N. An average year brings 24 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)