Your nature year
Meriden, Connecticutthrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Meriden?
For a day trip, McKinney Refuge is 25 miles off; its fall foliage is usually at its best mid- to late October. Morton Refuge (44 mi) is the pick for winter wildlife, Late October through early April (local timing).
Meriden usually sees its last spring frost around Apr 26 and its first fall frost around Oct 16, a frost-free stretch of about 173 days at the Meriden Markham Municipal Airport weather station (2.5 mi). Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Apr 6 and first bloom around May 5. Head southeast for the closest of the 21 places we follow around Meriden.
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)
Near Meriden right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 16 · last spring frost around Apr 26NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (2.5 mi, 50% dates)~2 weeks
- Weir Farm · 39 mi · Local timing: mid-September to mid- to late OctoberFall foliage · in its window now
- Winter wildlife · Morton Refuge · 44 miLocal timing: Late October through early April~3 weeks
Your guide around Meriden
Nearby, season by season
Cherry blossoms
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden · 85 miLocal timing: from late March or early April to mid-May~6 months
Fall foliage
- McKinney Refuge · 25 miusually mid- to late October~11 days
- Weir Farm · 39 miLocal timing: mid-September to mid- to late October
- Vanderbilt Mansion · 62 miusually mid-October~11 days
Winter wildlife
- Morton Refuge · 44 miLocal timing: Late October through early April~3 weeks
- Wertheim Refuge · 52 miLocal timing: Late October through early April~3 weeks
- Great Meadows Refuge · 94 miLocal timing: November~5 weeks
Meriden's nature year
- Cherry blossoms · Brooklyn Botanic GardenMar–May
- Apr: Spring green-upApr
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Oct: First fall frostOct
- Oct: Fall foliage · McKinney RefugeOct
- Winter wildlife · Morton RefugeOct–Apr
Meriden's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 26 to ~Oct 16
- First leaf ~Apr 6
- First bloom ~May 5
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 26
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 16
About 173 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Apr 6
First bloom around May 5
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (2.5 mi from Meriden), 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 Meriden?
On average around Oct 16, and the last spring frost around Apr 26: about 173 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Meriden Markham Municipal Airport, 2.5 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Meriden?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Apr 6 and first bloom around May 5, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see cherry blossoms near Meriden?
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 85 miles (local timing: from late March or early April to mid-May). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall foliage near Meriden?
McKinney Refuge, 25 miles (usually mid- to late October); Weir Farm, 39 miles (local timing: mid-September to mid- to late October); Vanderbilt Mansion, 62 miles (usually mid-October). 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)