Your nature year
Morgantown, West Virginiathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Morgantown?
Spring green-up reaches town around Mar 21, with first blooms around Apr 22. Expect about 184 frost-free days in Morgantown: the last spring frost usually comes around Apr 23, the first fall one around Oct 24, going by NOAA's Morgantown Municipal Airport station 1.6 miles away. Within 150 miles we follow 15 places, out to Cuyahoga Valley 139 miles to the northwest. The closest place we follow is Ohiopyle State Park, 29 miles away, for fall foliage, usually well under way by late October (statewide). Shenandoah (112 mi) is the pick for wildflowers, Mar 21–Jun 30 (local timing). The town is about 1,216 feet above sea level.
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)
Morgantown's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 23 to ~Oct 24
- First leaf ~Mar 21
- First bloom ~Apr 22
- Today
Near Morgantown right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 24 · last spring frost around Apr 23NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Morgantown Municipal Airport (1.6 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Canaan Valley Refuge · 45 mi · usually Sep 21–30Fall foliage · in its window now
- Wildflowers · Shenandoah · 112 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Jun 30~6 months
Morgantown's nature year
- Wildflowers · ShenandoahMar–Jun
- Spring green-upMar
- Last spring frostApr
- First fall frostOct
- Fall foliage · Ohiopyle State ParkOct
Nearby, season by season
Fall foliage
- Ohiopyle State Park · 29 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
- Canaan Valley Refuge · 45 miusually Sep 21–30
- Laurel Hill State Park · 46 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~3 weeks
Wildflowers
- Shenandoah · 112 miLocal timing: Mar 21–Jun 30~6 months
- Catoctin Mountain · 135 miLocal timing: Apr 1–May 31~6 months
- Cuyahoga Valley · 139 miLocal timing: Mar 21–May 15~6 months
Snow in Morgantown
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 6 (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 Lake Lynn (7.5 mi away): 14 inches of snow in an average year, about 5.5 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 23
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 24
About 184 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 21
First bloom around Apr 22
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Morgantown Municipal Airport (1.6 mi from Morgantown), 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 Morgantown?
On average around Oct 24, and the last spring frost around Apr 23: about 184 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Morgantown Municipal Airport, 1.6 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Morgantown?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 21 and first bloom around Apr 22, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Morgantown?
Ohiopyle State Park, 29 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Canaan Valley Refuge, 45 miles (usually Sep 21–30); Laurel Hill State Park, 46 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see wildflowers near Morgantown?
Shenandoah, 112 miles (local timing: Mar 21–Jun 30); Catoctin Mountain, 135 miles (local timing: Apr 1–May 31); Cuyahoga Valley, 139 miles (local timing: Mar 21–May 15). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Morgantown?
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 6: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Lake Lynn. An average year brings 14 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)