Your nature year
Medford, Oregonthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Medford?
For a day trip, Mount Shasta is 76 miles off; its fall foliage is usually well under way by late October (statewide). Lava Beds (79 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 1–Sep 30 (local timing). Frost usually lets go around Apr 8 and comes back around Oct 29, according to NOAA's Medford International Airport station, 3 miles away: roughly 204 days without it. About 6 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Feb 22 and first bloom around Apr 7. Within 150 miles we follow 6 places, out to Lassen Volcanic 145 miles to the southeast. Statewide, Oregon'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)
Medford's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 8 to ~Oct 29
- First leaf ~Feb 22
- First bloom ~Apr 7
- Fall color under way ~Oct 25 (OR)
- Today
Near Medford right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in OregonStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~4 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Oct 29 · last spring frost around Apr 8NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Medford International Airport (3 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Lava Beds · 79 mi · Local timing: Mar 1–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Lassen Volcanic · 145 mi · Local timing: May 21–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Fall foliage · Mount Shasta · 76 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Medford's nature year
- Spring green-upFeb
- Wildflowers · Lava BedsNowMar–Sep
- Last spring frostApr
- Fall color (OR)Oct
- First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Mount Shasta · 76 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
- McKenzie Pass · 132 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
- Hat Creek Rim · 135 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Wildflowers
- Lava Beds · 79 miLocal timing: Mar 1–Sep 30
- Whiskeytown · 119 miLocal timing: Apr 1–Aug 31~6 months
- Lassen Volcanic · 145 miLocal timing: May 21–Sep 30
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 8
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 29
About 204 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 22
First bloom around Apr 7
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Medford International Airport (3 mi from Medford), 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 Medford?
On average around Oct 29, and the last spring frost around Apr 8: about 204 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Medford International Airport, 3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Medford?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 22 and first bloom around Apr 7, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Medford?
Mount Shasta, 76 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); McKenzie Pass, 132 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Hat Creek Rim, 135 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Medford?
Lava Beds, 79 miles (local timing: Mar 1–Sep 30); Whiskeytown, 119 miles (local timing: Apr 1–Aug 31); Lassen Volcanic, 145 miles (local timing: May 21–Sep 30). 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)