Your nature year
Newark, Delawarethrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Newark?
Bombay Hook, 33 miles from Newark, is the nearest wildflowers spot on this site, Apr 1–May 31 (local timing). For cherry blossoms, the nearest is Baltimore (Fort McHenry) (52 mi, usually Mar 24–Apr 7). Newark usually sees its last spring frost around Apr 7 and its first fall frost around Nov 2, a frost-free stretch of about 209 days at the Newark Ag Farm weather station (0.9 mi). About 4 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. The USA-NPN spring index puts first leaf here around Mar 22 and first bloom around Apr 22. Within 150 miles we follow 19 places, out to Black Moshannon State Park 148 miles to the northwest.
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)
Newark's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 7 to ~Nov 2
- First leaf ~Mar 22
- First bloom ~Apr 22
- Today
Near Newark right now
- First fall frost usually around Nov 2 · last spring frost around Apr 7NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Newark Ag Farm (0.9 mi, 50% dates)~5 weeks
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens · 83 mi · Local timing: May 21–Sep 30Wildflowers · in its window now
- Fall foliage · Patuxent Research Refuge · 71 miusually Oct 21–31~3 weeks
Newark's nature year
- Cherry blossoms · Baltimore (Fort McHenry)Mar–Apr
- Spring green-upMar
- Wildflowers · Bombay HookApr–May
- Last spring frostApr
- Tulips · Washington, DCApr
- Fall foliage · Patuxent Research RefugeOct
- First fall frostNov
Nearby, season by season
Cherry blossoms
- Baltimore (Fort McHenry) · 52 miusually Mar 24–Apr 7~6 months
- US National Arboretum · 84 miusually Mar 1–Apr 30~5 months
- Washington, DC · 88 miusually Mar 25–Apr 7~6 months
Fall foliage
- Patuxent Research Refuge · 71 miusually Oct 21–31~3 weeks
- Catoctin Mountain · 88 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
- Gambrill State Park · 94 miStatewide: usually well under way by late October~4 weeks
Tulips
- Washington, DC · 88 miLocal timing: Apr 1–20~6 months
Wildflowers
- Bombay Hook · 33 miLocal timing: Apr 1–May 31~6 months
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens · 83 miLocal timing: May 21–Sep 30
- Catoctin Mountain · 88 miLocal timing: Apr 1–May 31~6 months
Snow in Newark
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 11 (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 Wilmington New Castle Co Airport (8.1 mi away): 20 inches of snow in an average year, about 5.3 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 7
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Nov 2
About 209 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 22
First bloom around Apr 22
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Newark Ag Farm (0.9 mi from Newark), 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 Newark?
On average around Nov 2, and the last spring frost around Apr 7: about 209 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Newark Ag Farm, 0.9 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Newark?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 22 and first bloom around Apr 22, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see cherry blossoms near Newark?
Baltimore (Fort McHenry), 52 miles (usually Mar 24–Apr 7); US National Arboretum, 84 miles (usually Mar 1–Apr 30); Washington, DC, 88 miles (usually Mar 25–Apr 7). Distances are straight-line.
Where can I see fall foliage near Newark?
Patuxent Research Refuge, 71 miles (usually Oct 21–31); Catoctin Mountain, 88 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October); Gambrill State Park, 94 miles (statewide: usually well under way by late October). Distances are straight-line.
When does it start snowing in Newark?
Snow usually becomes possible around Jan 11: our calculation from NOAA's daily snow chances: the first day the chance of 0.1" or more of snow reaches 10%, at Wilmington New Castle Co Airport. An average year brings 20 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)