Your nature year
Muncie, Indianathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Muncie?
We follow 3 places within 150 miles of Muncie; the nearest lies 131 miles to the northwest. For a day trip, Indiana Dunes is 131 miles off; its fall foliage is usually at its best around mid-October.
For wildflowers, the nearest is Indiana Dunes (131 mi, Most years, the wildflowers peak from late April through mid-May (usually)). Frost usually lets go around Apr 16 and comes back around Oct 25, according to the nearest NOAA station, Muncie Delaware Co Airport: roughly 192 days without it. Leaves usually come out around Mar 29 and the first flowers around Apr 28. Across Indiana, fall color is usually well under way by late October.
Checked against 3 official sources · How we check →
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 Muncie right now
- Fall color is usually well under way by late October in IndianaStatewide · USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025 · not a forecast~3 weeks
- First fall frost usually around Oct 25 · last spring frost around Apr 16NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Muncie Delaware Co Airport (2.5 mi, 50% dates)~3 weeks
- In season nearby: Fall & winter wildlife1 place in its usual window now, listed belowIn season
- Fall foliage · next season nearby · 131 miusually around mid-October~8 days
Places near Muncie
Fall color in IndianaNational park
131 mi · Also: Wildflowers · Usually: Most years, the wildflowers peak from late April through mid-May
Usual peak: Around mid-OctoberNational Park Service ↗
Summer prairie wildflowers in OhioNational Historical Park
139 mi
Best viewing: SummerNational Park Service ↗
Spring migrant birds in OhioWildlife refuge
150 mi · Also: Fall & winter wildlife · Usually: waterfowl numbers peak in October
Season: Late April to mid-MayU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Muncie's nature year
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Muncie's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 16 to ~Oct 25
- First leaf ~Mar 29
- First bloom ~Apr 28
- Fall color under way ~Oct 23 (IN)
- Today
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 16
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 25
About 192 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 29
First bloom around Apr 28
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Muncie Delaware Co Airport (2.5 mi from Muncie), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.
Snow in Muncie
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 13 (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 Muncie (2.6 mi away): 19 inches of snow in an average year, about 8.4 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.
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Muncie?
On average around Oct 25, and the last spring frost around Apr 16: about 192 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Muncie Delaware Co Airport, 2.5 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Muncie?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 29 and first bloom around Apr 28, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see fall foliage near Muncie?
The nearest is Indiana Dunes (131 miles). Indiana Dunes: usually around mid-October. Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see spring migration near Muncie?
The nearest is Ottawa Refuge (150 miles). Ottawa Refuge: local timing: late April to mid-May. Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Muncie?
Snow usually becomes possible around Dec 13. That date is our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Muncie. An average year brings 19 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) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Oct 3)