Your nature year
Middletown, Ohiothrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Middletown?
The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Mar 21 and first bloom around Apr 21. At NOAA's Franklin station, 4.3 miles away, the average first fall frost is Oct 19 and the last spring frost Apr 24, which leaves Middletown some 178 growing days.
We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Middletown; the nearest lies 110 miles to the southeast. Daniel Boone National Forest, 110 miles from Middletown, is the nearest fall foliage spot on this site, usually well under way by late October (statewide). Daniel Boone National Forest (110 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, late March to late April (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)
Near Middletown right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 19 · last spring frost around Apr 24NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Franklin (4.3 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- Fall foliage · Daniel Boone National Forest · 110 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
Your guide around Middletown
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Daniel Boone National Forest · 110 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
- Hoosier National Forest · 148 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
Wildflowers
- Daniel Boone National Forest · 110 miLocal timing: late March to late April~6 months
- War Fork and Steer Fork · 143 miLocal timing: most spectacular in mid-April~6 months
Middletown's nature year
- Wildflowers · Daniel Boone National ForestMar–Apr
- Mar: Spring green-upMar
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Oct: First fall frostOct
- Oct: Fall foliage · Daniel Boone National ForestOct
Middletown's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 24 to ~Oct 19
- First leaf ~Mar 21
- First bloom ~Apr 21
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 24
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 19
About 178 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 21
First bloom around Apr 21
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Franklin (4.3 mi from Middletown), 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 Middletown?
On average around Oct 19, and the last spring frost around Apr 24: about 178 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Franklin, 4.3 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Middletown?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 21 and first bloom around Apr 21, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Middletown?
Daniel Boone National Forest, 110 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Hoosier National Forest, 148 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Middletown?
Daniel Boone National Forest, 110 miles (local timing: late March to late April); War Fork and Steer Fork, 143 miles (local timing: most spectacular in mid-April). 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)