Your nature year
Mooresville, North Carolinathrough the year
Also for Salisbury, NC, Statesville, NC: the same nearby places.
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Mooresville?
For a day trip, Blue Ridge Parkway is 87 miles off; its fall foliage is usually at its best Oct 1–31. For wildflowers, the nearest is Blue Ridge Parkway (87 mi, usually Apr 21–May 10). The town is about 847 feet above sea level. At the Salisbury 9 WNW weather station (13.9 mi), the average first fall frost is Oct 28 and the last spring frost Apr 9, which leaves Mooresville some 202 growing days. Spring takes about 5 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Leaves usually come out around Feb 22 and the first flowers around Mar 30. Head west for the closest of the 5 places we follow around Mooresville. Statewide, North Carolina's fall color is usually well under way by mid-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)
Best this weekend nearby
- Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina · 87 mi · Fall foliage
Usually Oct 1–31
Sat Oct 3: Chance Rain Showers, 64°F · Sun Oct 4: Rain Showers Likely, 59°F
No report yet
Places in their own usual window that weekend; reports are the latest official ones, forecasts from the National Weather Service.
Mooresville's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 9 to ~Oct 28
- First leaf ~Feb 22
- First bloom ~Mar 30
- Fall color under way ~Oct 18 (NC)
- Today
Near Mooresville right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by mid-October in North CarolinaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~3 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Oct 28 · last spring frost around Apr 9NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Salisbury 9 WNW (13.9 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Fall foliage · Blue Ridge Parkway · 87 miusually Oct 1–31~3 days
Mooresville's nature year
- Spring green-upFeb
- Wildflowers · Blue Ridge ParkwayApr–May
- Last spring frostApr
- Synchronous fireflies · Congaree National ParkMay–Jun
- Fall color (NC)Oct
- First fall frostOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Blue Ridge Parkway · 87 miusually Oct 1–31~3 days
- George Washington and Jefferson · 89 miusually Oct 11–31~13 days
- Pisgah National Forest · 108 miStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October~2 weeks
Synchronous fireflies
- Congaree National Park · 122 miusually May 11–Jun 20~7 months
Wildflowers
- Blue Ridge Parkway · 87 miusually Apr 21–May 10~7 months
- George Washington and Jefferson · 89 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 31~6 months
- Pisgah National Forest · 108 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 9
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 28
About 202 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Feb 22
First bloom around Mar 30
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Salisbury 9 WNW (13.9 mi from Mooresville), 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 Mooresville?
On average around Oct 28, and the last spring frost around Apr 9: about 202 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Salisbury 9 WNW, 13.9 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Mooresville?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 22 and first bloom around Mar 30, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Mooresville?
Blue Ridge Parkway, 87 miles (usually Oct 1–31); George Washington and Jefferson, 89 miles (usually Oct 11–31); Pisgah National Forest, 108 miles (statewide: usually well under way by mid-October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see synchronous fireflies near Mooresville?
Congaree National Park, 122 miles (usually May 11–Jun 20). 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)